WATSON, Minn. – To create space for snow run-off, the Army Corps of Engineers began a seasonal drawdown of Lac Qui Parle reservoir on the Minnesota River. The storage cacpity will be increased by dropping the water one foot to 933 feet above sea level by March 15. The reservoir, 10 miles long, is on a major tributary to the Upper
La Qui Parle dam. Length: 4,10- feet with 239-foot spillway. Built in 1939 for Upper Mississippi flood control.