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2.1.1.2 Watershed Characteristics <br />The Savage Lake watershed (including the lake surface area) covers a 253 -acre area south of Little <br />Canada Road and east of Rice Street. It discharges to Gervais Creek and is part of the larger Gervais <br />Lake watershed. Institutional and low- density residential land uses are the major land uses with the <br />breakdown within the watershed as follows: Commercial (3.3 %), High - density residential (7.3 %), <br />Highway (6.5 %), Institutional (20.2 %), Low - density residential (48.3 %), Natural /Park /Open (4.1 %), <br />and Open water (10.3 %). Savage Lake is included in the open water land use category. See <br />Figure 2 -4 for a map of the watershed land uses. <br />Drainage from the watershed flows to the east. There are four storm sewer outfalls into the western <br />basin of Savage Lake and one outfall identified on the east basin (per the District survey, 2002). The <br />drainage pattern in the watershed can be seen in Figure 2 -5, <br />2.1.1.3 Recreational -Uses <br />Because it is actually a wetland, the District has not assigned a recreational use category to the Lake <br />and the current Plan has no recreational uses listed. The city of Little Canada's Nadeau Wildlife <br />Area is adjacent to the southwest shore of the western basin of Savage Lake. It is a 5 -acre wetland <br />with diverse vegetation providing wildlife habitat and educational opportunities, and the City of <br />Little Canada has recently shown interest in wetlands management in relation to the Nadeau Wildlife <br />Area. <br />Comments made during a meeting with local residents indicated that people do paddle and canoe on <br />Savage Lake. Visits to Savage Lake indicated that residents along the lake may also use the lake for <br />fishing. Residents of Savage Lake have received lake information from the District regarding their <br />lake concerns and many residents have interest in learning more. <br />Barr Engineering Company 6 <br />P:\Mpls\23 MN62 \2362924 \_MovedFromMpls P \2362924 \Other Pro Info \Report Info \Individual LSRs_71107 \ Savage \Savage Lake Status Report.doe <br />44 <br />