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Stang Lake Project,
Fergus Falls, MN |
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| On November 4, 1908, Stang Lake, 5 miles east of Fergus Falls, disappeared after a small ditch was dug as part of a project to install an overflow pipe in a lakeside embankment. This seemingly simple task (dig ditch, install pipe, refill ditch) became enormously complicated when one too many shovels of sandy soil were moved, and the ditch gave way to the onslaught of lake water. | |
| By the 1990's, adjacent land owners were interested in creating a wildlife habitat at old Stang Lake. The construction project itself became a complicated challenge. The work included raising a county road by eight feet, building a dike 200 feet long by 60 feet wide, and constructing an appropriate water control structure. | |
| A project contract was awarded to us. We began the job by clearing soil down to 20 feet below the watertable where a bentonite/cement slurry wall was poured. The wall was two feet thick by 25 feet deep by 150 feet long. Yellow clay was then imported from a nearby borrow site to construct the dam's body. | |
Mills Fleet Farm, Fergus Falls, MN |
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