Robinson Lake. A summer view of the 318-acre adjunct to Mississippi River south of Wabasha.
New islands planned; also better riverbanks, fishing
WABASHA, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers called a meeting for public input on a plan for habitat rehabilitation on the Mississippi River pool behind its Alma dam. When: 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, at the Wabasha-Kellogg High School. The Corps plan is to build islands, plant trees, manage invasive species, dredge out fish habitat, and stabilize riverbanks on Robinson Lake. Not coincidentally, the plan would help the Corps maintain its nine-foot deep shipping channel on the Mississippi itself. Robinson Lake is part of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The project would be the second phase of a Pool 4 project that began with the nearby much larger Big Lake.