Minnesota DNR: Old Trout Stream Dam to be removed

Photo by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Photo by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

(St. Paul, MN) -- An old dam on a Central Minnesota trout stream is being removed.

The Department of Natural Resources built the dam on Little Rock Creek in the 1970s to level up the water in a pond the agency hoped would be used for duck hunting. The dam is now considered obsolete and the gates are set to be open.

The agency hopes the move will cool the stream and better support the population of trout and other fish.