Minnesota River, Twin Bridges Public Water Access Site
Boat ramp · on Lac Qui Parle · near Appleton · Minnesota
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Concrete Slab
- Trailer parking
- 8 spaces
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Coordinates
- 45.15647, -96.05689
On Lac Qui Parle
Lac qui Parle is a reservoir on the Minnesota River in western Minnesota. It lies in Chippewa, Lac qui Parle and Swift counties, and the Minnesota River is both its main inflow and its outflow. The lake's northern tip is about 3 miles southeast of Appleton. From there it runs 10 miles southeast to Lac qui Parle Dam, about 4 miles west of Watson. Workers hired through the Works Progress Administration built the dam as part of the Lac qui Parle Flood Control Project, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the State of Minnesota as partners. Minnesota DNR dates the dam's completion to 1941; Wikipedia gives 1939 and says the dam was rebuilt in 1996. The dam raised the river about 8 feet to form the lake. Marsh Lake Dam is 17 miles upstream. The Chippewa Control Works and the Watson Sag Weir send high water from the Chippewa River into the lake to keep floods away from Montevideo and other towns downstream. State Highway 40 crosses the lake at Milan on a causeway lined with riprap. The name is a French translation of the Dakota name Mde Iyedan, meaning "lake which speaks." More about Lac Qui Parle.
Community
Where people who use Lac Qui Parle talk about it.
- Lac Qui Parle Lake Association Association
- Lac Qui Parle Lake Association (Facebook) Facebook
- Lac qui Parle WMA - Minnesota DNR Agency
- Lac qui Parle info or guides - FishingMinnesota SW Minnesota Fishing Reports Forum
- Search Reddit: r/minnesota Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota Reddit
Nearby launches
- Pomme De Terre River, #2 Public Water Access Site · 2.0 mi · Pomme de Terre River
- Minnesota River, Marsh Lake Public Water Access Site · 2.1 mi · Minnesota River
- Marsh Lake (SE) Marsh #2 Public Water Access Site · 2.4 mi · Marsh Lake
- Lac qui Parle Lake, Hantho Landing Public Water Access Site · 2.6 mi · Lac Qui Parle
- Pomme de Terre River, Appleton Public Water Access Site · 3.7 mi · Pomme de Terre River
- Marsh Lake, Peterson Public Water Access Site · 4.7 mi · Marsh Lake
Sources
- Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites record WAS00703 · Public data (MN Geospatial Commons), DNR disclaimer
- OpenStreetMap n9752732526 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.