All of the recent rainfall over the early spring has led to high water levels on many lakes and rivers.

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says that county ordinance 534 has been put in place to help combat these high levels. Ordinance 534 places a no wake restriction within 300 feet of shore on several local lakes. Those lakes include Grass Lake, Clearwater Lake, Augusta Lake, Carolina Lake, Lake Maria, and Lake Louisa.

The current high water conditions, if combined with unnecessary wakes, could cause damage to the shoreline as well as docks and boatlifts.