Restoration Of An Area Lake To Get Underway This Fall & Continue Through The Next Couple Of Years

(Ruthven)– Restoration of an area lake will get underway this fall and is expected to continue over the next couple of years.

Rob Patterson, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says they’ll be drawing down the water levels on Elk Lake, which is located near Ruthven…Rob Patterson01 

Patterson says the lake will be restocked with northern pike, yellow perch, largemouth bass and bluegills in 2022…Rob Patterson02 

Patterson says there are three goals behind the Elk Lake restoration…Rob Patterson03 

Patterson adds that while the lake is down the DNR will take steps to maintain on-lake access and that they’ll be monitoring for any rough fish that survived the winter.