Spellman Lake

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location = Normania Township, Minnesota
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Spellman Lake is actually the name for two small lakes (North and South Spellman Lake), located 8 miles south of Clarkfield in Normania Township of Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. The lakes and much of the surrounding area are designated as federal waterfowl production areas. There are also state owned public hunting grounds near the lakes. Nontoxic shot is required for all shooting in the area. The use of airboats on North and South Spellman Lakes is prohibted by law at all times. [ [http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/outdoor_activities/hunting/waterfowl/waterfowl_migration_report.pdf] Dead link|date=October 2007] A public water access is maintained on the north lake by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.Hunters should be careful not to shoot protected birds such as Bald Eagles and swans that frequent the area.

The Minnesota Department of Nautural Resources began a drawdown of the lakes on November 28, 2006. [ [http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/news/releases/index.html?id=1164730409 News Releases: Minnesota DNR ] ] The water level is being brought down to eliminate fish such as carp and bullheads. The water will be drained at least through the summer of 2007, and will be allowed to refill through precipitation after enough vegetation has grown. There are currently no plans to stock fish into the lakes and they will be managed as a fish-less system. The shallows depths of the lakes make the survival of game fish unlikely.

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