Part of: Diamond Lake Park
Diamond Lake is a small shallow water body surrounded by residential neighborhoods and parkland. The shallow 55 acre lake and surrounding wetlands and wooded areas provide habitat for a variety of aquatic creatures and waterfowl. Diamond Lake has great birding opportunities all year round, and can be accessed by canoe, snowshoe, or from the shoreline trail. The Diamond Lake Management Plan was adopted by the Board of Commissioners in 2009. The plan identifies goals and priorities, and guides citizen and MPRB action and engagement pertaining to water resource management of the lake, land and surrounding community. Diamond does not have a swimming beach and was therefore not scored for public health.
Lake Aesthetic and User Recreation Index (LAURI)
The Lake Aesthetic and User Recreation Index (LAURI) was designed to give recreational users an easily understandable graphical source of information about conditions affecting their use of city lakes. The goal is to have an accurate, science based and easily understandable recreational indicator for the public. The LAURI has the five following indices: aesthetic considerations, water clarity, public health, habitat quality, and recreational access. For each of the five indices, the LAURI calculates a value that is then considered poor, good, or excellent.
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