EAST SIDE LAKE

'East Side Lake' is a man-made lake in Austin, Minnesota in western Mower County⁶, which is in the southeast part of the state. It is one of two man-made lakes in Mower County (the other is Lake Louise), which is one of only four counties in Minnesota without a natural lake.

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Dobbins Creek

Dobbins Creek

The lake's only tributary and only outflow is 'Dobbins Creek', which starts in Red Rock Township and flows through Nicolville. As reported in the Star Tribune [1], untreated sewage (including feces) from Nicolville is dumped into Dobbins Creek a mere three miles (5 km) upstream from East Side Lake. Fecal bacteria have been measured at up to 11 times the level allowed in surface water by state law.