Resident warns upstream drainage projects could speed flows into Twelve Mile Creek

May 19, 2026

A public commenter raised concerns that Stevens County watershed drainage projects could increase and accelerate flow into Twelve Mile Creek in Traverse County; commissioners asked staff to send a letter to Bois de Sioux Watershed and Stevens County.

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During the public comment period a resident raised concerns that current and planned watershed drainage projects upstream in Stevens County will increase and accelerate water flow into Twelve Mile Creek in Traverse County. Commissioners discussed the comment at length and instructed County Coordinator Lisa Zahl to draft a letter to Bois de Sioux Watershed and the Stevens County Commissioners outlining Traverse County’s concerns.

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