TOLNA COULEE
Official: Devils Lake outlet to restart before winter 
State water officials hope to restart the East Devils Lake Outlet, which was shut down earlier this month because of a leak, before the facility is buttoned up for the winter.
By Kevin Bonham , October 18, 2012
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: No more DL water until studies are done
All of those living along the Sheyenne will be placed in more flooding danger as a result of such an action, and all of the downstream effects should be studied and determined before any action to do this is taken.
By Richard Betting , August 29, 2012
Devils Lake officials seek outlet at Tolna Coulee
Now that the Stump Lake gravity outlet proposal essentially has been scrapped, some Devils Lake Basin officials want to find out what it would take to obtain a drain permit to use the recently completed Tolna Coulee Control Structure as a gravity-flow outlet for the flooded Devils Lake Basin.
By Kevin Bonham , August 21, 2012
Richard Betting, Valley City, N.D., letter: Expect lots of water downstream from DL
In other words, if the Tolna Coulee has eroded down to an elevation of 1,446 feet above mean sea level by then, all of the water in Devils Lake above that elevation will forever flow through the coulee and into the Sheyenne River.
By Richard Betting , July 28, 2012
State engineer OKs East Devils Lake outlet
The North Dakota state engineer has affirmed the state’s permit to operate the new Devils Lake East End Outlet. Todd Sando, in a memo to the State Water Commission, said the state has met or will meet all requirements in the operation of the new outlet, which will drain a maximum of 350 cubic feet of water per second from East Devils Lake.
By Kevin Bonham , July 25, 2012
Corps discusses Tolna Coulee structure
U.S. Army Corps Major General John Peabody says that even with the new Tolna Coulee control structure in place, no one can predict how future weather patterns will affect the level of Devils Lake.
By Associated Press , July 23, 2012
$9 million Tolna Coulee control structure being dedicated
Officials are dedicating a $9 million flood control structure on the Tolna Coulee in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , July 18, 2012
Massive Devils Lake projects stay on schedule
Crews spent the past week erecting giant utility poles along county and township roads to provide electricity to two massive construction projects under way in the Devils Lake Basin — the $80 million to $90 million East Devils Lake Outlet and the $9 million Tolna Coulee Control Structure.
By Kevin Bonham , March 16, 2012
Merry Botz, Cando, N.D., letter: An elevation of 1446 feet at Tolna is unacceptable
To comply with the original Army Corps of Engineers study of the Dakota Territory before statehood, the elevation needs to be at 1444 feet.
By Merry Botz , February 24, 2012
Valley City groups wants state to slow down on Devils Lake outlet
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the North Dakota State Water Commission should delay operation this spring of the Devils Lake East End outlet until they more thoroughly examine erosion issues, two Valley City, N.D., groups said recently.
By Kevin Bonham , February 06, 2012
Corps invites public input on proposed Tolna Coulee structure operating plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on its proposed operating plan for the Tolna Coulee Advance Measures control structure being built in Nelson County, N.D. The document will be used by the project’s non-federal sponsor, the North Dakota State Water Commission, to operate the structure.
By Kevin Bonham , January 13, 2012
Dane Gillett, Grafton, N.D., letter: Time for N.D. to lower Devils Lake
I hope the candidates running in this next election will pledge to do more than help the people downstream. I hope they’ll help the people of the Devils Lake Basin by compensating landowners for the loss of land.
By Dane Gillett , November 29, 2011
City of Devils Lake drops appeal of Tolna Coulee structure
Project designed to alleviate downstream floodingThe Devils Lake City Commission’s unanimous vote reverses the city’s opposition to a control structure, which city leaders have called a dam that would provide relief to people downstream but would further exacerbate flooding problems in the Upper Devils Lake Basin.
By Kevin Bonham , October 13, 2011
N.D. Water Commission increases aid for Tolna Coulee
North Dakota's Water Commission has decided to spend an additional $1 million on a structure to control the flows of Devils Lake water through the Tolna Coulee.
By Associated Press , September 07, 2011
UND team builds buoy to assess Devils Lake water quality
Boaters on West Stump Lake might catch a glimpse of a yellow buoy bobbing in the middle of the lake over the next few months. It’s part of a $3 million project, funded by a NASA grant, to study the water quality of Devils Lake, particularly as more water is removed from the flooded basin and sent downstream to the Sheyenne and Red River valleys, according to Xiaodong Zhang, project co-leader and an associate professor at UND’s Department of Earth System Science and Policy.
By Kevin Bonham , September 07, 2011
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