The first steps to repair damage to the inlet and outlet valves at the Pratt County Veterans Memorial Lake will involve lowering the Ninnescah River and draining the lake.
Doug Freund, county road and bridge supervisor, said Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism is scheduled to start drawing down the Ninnescah River on Monday, April 1 in preparation to drain the lake that is scheduled to start on Tuesday, April 9.
Staff from KDWPT will use electro shock and seine nets to remove as many game fish from the lake as possible.
Start time for repairs on the inlet and outlet valves will depend on when the water reaches the necessary level and when the company doing the repairs can begin.
(Read more: Pratt, KS – Pratt Tribune)