Our lakes include Wabana, Little Wabana, Bluewater, Trout, Little Trout, Clearwater, and Doan Lake.
WCOLA Calendar
Community Documents and Resources
Wabana Township, Minnesota Comprehensive Plan.
An announcement from Minnesota Lakes and Rivers regarding Boaters Certification.
Lake Health and Stewardship
Dr. John Downing, PhD in Limnology, gave this presentation on the health of our lakes at an annual meeting. Here is a copy of the presentation.
The new Itasca County Shoreland Guide to Lake Stewardship is an outgrowth of Itasca Waters a non-profit organization. Listening to what the community wanted, the guide was created as a collaboration of many agencies, non-profits, foundations, business and individuals sharing their knowledge, information, resources, creativity and artistry. The Guide serves as resource of all of the information on shorelands in one place with web access.
The Guide is in print booklet form as well as accessible online at ItascaWaters.org and has clickable links. The content of the Guide explains; Watersheds: Keeping Our Lakes Healthy, Curb Pollution: – Reduce Phosphorus and Pollutants – Manage Waste Properly – Inspect and Maintain Your Septic System, Reduce Runoff – Preserve or Restore Natural Shoreline – Curb Erosion – Capture and Cleanse Runoff – Rainwater, Working Around Wetlands, Stop Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species, Watershed Stewardship – Beyond the Shoreland Zone – Forest Management & Land Conservation – Itasca Waters & ICOLA, What Can I Do On My Shoreland Property? – What Permits Are Required, Itasca County Shoreland Permit Requirements. Itasca County Shoreland Checklist & Important Resources, Frequent Contact Information: Itasca County.
Itasca Waters non-profit membership form is included in the Guide. Contact Itasca Waters.org or you can also look for links at the Wabana Chain of Lakes website, WCOLA.org.
Take a look! The trend analysis and report is complete and published. RMB Labs has prepared the following summary reports on each of the Wabana Chain of Lakes using much of the data WCOLA provided along with data from the MPCA. Our secchi readings started in 1975 on Wabana while the 11 sets of chemical readings began in 1991. Not all of the lakes had a complete set of readings which inhibits the trend analysis. WCOLA has the much more in-depth analysis and reports plus the raw data on file should anyone want to review it.
Lake Trend Reports
Plans and Association History
Here is how we plan to keep our lakes beautiful:
Where did the name Wabana come from?
Membership and Governance
Interested in learning more about WCOLA? Review the documents below.
For a copy of our WCOLA bylaws click below