Sunset Lake, southcentral Minnesota

Sunset Lake is on a tributary of Minnesota River in Dakota County, Minnesota and is used for flood control purposes. Construction was completed in 1983. It has a normal surface area of 8 acres. It is owned by the City Of Burnsville.

 

Sunset Lake is of earthen construction. Its height is 21 feet with a length of 820 feet. Maximum discharge is 3000 cubic feet per second. Its capacity is 200 acre feet. Normal storage is 30 acre feet. It drains an area of 5 square miles.

 

 

Lakes, Dams, and Recreational Facilities Near Sunset Lake

2 miles from Sunset LakeSwan Lake 6 miles from Sunset LakeBlackdog Lake 6 miles from Sunset LakeNine Mile Creek 6 miles from Sunset LakeMinnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 6 miles from Sunset LakePrior Lake 9 miles from Sunset LakeMinnesota Valley Wetland Management District 10 miles from Sunset LakeRiley Creek 10 miles from Sunset LakeSnelling Lake 12 miles from Sunset LakeLock and Dam #1 12 miles from Sunset LakeRiley Lake 14 miles from Sunset LakeTheis-bendzick Pond 15 miles from Sunset LakeCedar Lake 15 miles from Sunset LakeCedar Lake 16 miles from Sunset LakeMississippi National River & Recreation Area 16 miles from Sunset LakeKaposia Park 16 miles from Sunset LakeSt Anthony Falls Lower Lock and Dam 16 miles from Sunset LakeSt Anthony Falls Upper Lock and Dam 16 miles from Sunset LakeGrace Lake 17 miles from Sunset LakeBuesgens F Pond 17 miles from Sunset LakeSand Creek 18 miles from Sunset LakeLake Minnetonka 18 miles from Sunset LakeLake Minnewashta 19 miles from Sunset LakeArlington Detention 19 miles from Sunset LakeMedicine Lake 20 miles from Sunset LakeBattle Creek 20 miles from Sunset LakeLake Minnetonka

 

 

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