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STATE OF <br />LI V LI V ~ ~ ~ ~Q <br />DEPARTMENT <br />September 19, 1977 <br />Ntr. Maurie Anderson <br />City of New Brighton <br />803 5th Avenue Northwest <br />New Brighton, Minnesota 55112 <br />Dear Mr. Anderson: <br />4600 <br />OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />Region VI Fisheries <br />1200 Warner Road <br />St. Paul, Minnesota 5510b <br />296-2959 <br />Enclosed is a draft report of a census we conducted on eighteen Minneapolis- <br />St. Paul area lakes during the sum~Ler of 1974. <br />You will notice that there are various categories of water surface users. <br />Estimates on use (pressure) is given in sailboat hours, canoe hours, runabout <br />hours, waterskiing hours and fishing or angler hours. Sailboat, canoe, and <br />runabout hours are craft hours but waterskiing and fishingG~articipant hours. <br />In 1975 we conducted a similar survey on Lake Minnetonka and obtained in- <br />formation on the average number of people for various types of watercraft. <br />Although not exactly correct, this information could be used to give a better <br />estimate on the participant hours. On Minnetonka, we found 3.12 people per <br />runabout, 2.46 people per sailboat, and 2.13 people per canoe. If you want <br />to convert boat angler-hours to fishing boat hours, the Minnetonka data <br />indicated 2.30 people per fishing boat. <br />Information on other Ramsey County area Lakes may give you an indication of <br />what could be expected on Long Lake if an access was available in June, <br />July and August. I think it is obvious that no access during that period <br />is depressing boating now, but unrestricted use would probably result in <br />a lot of high speed use which may not be the same as maximum safe recreation- <br />al use. <br />In our 1975 census of Lake Minnetonka we separated weekend from weekday use <br />and found that boating pressure on a weekend day was two and one-half times <br />greater than a week day. I believe this would hold true for this 1974 <br />survey also. <br />If you have any questions, please call me at 296-2959. <br />Yours truly, <br />Duane M. Shodeen <br />Regional Fisheries Supervisor <br />elb <br />ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES • WATERS, SOILS, AND MINERALS • LANDS AND FORESTRY <br />GAME AND FISH + PARKS AND RECREATION • ENFORCEMENT AND FIELD SERVICE <br />55 <br />