ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Army Corps of Engineers continued to lower water in its six Mississippi River headwaters reservoirs to provide water in drought-struck areas downstream. The Corps said it would decide in the spring what to do next. It depends on basin-wide snow surveys in February and March. The current status:
> Gull Lake. Near Brainerd. Outflow at 195 cubic feet per second. Lake level 3 inches below summer target.
> Cross Lake. Near Crosslake. Outflow at 570 cfs. Lake level 3 inches below summer target.
> Big Sandy Lake. Near McGregor. Outflow at 135. Lake level 6 inches below summer target.
> Pokegama Lake. Near Grand Rapids. Outflow at 705. Lake level 5 inches below summer target.
>Lake Winnibigoshish. Near Deer River. Outflow at 100. Lake level 12 inches below summer target.
> Leech Lake. Near Federal Dam. Outflow at 125. Lake level 10 inches below summer target.