Save the Dam at Silver Lake

Save the Dam at Silver Lake Please join the Friends of Silver Lake in informing the residents of Rochester about the City's plans

Please Help Save the Dam at Silver Lake

Rochester City leaders are proposing to spend $22 million State and City tax dollars for work on Silver Lake Park. Many of the proposed projects under the request will certainly enhance Silver Lake Park as the ‘Jewel’ of the Park system for thousands of Rochester residents and visitors to Rochester. However, the Friends of Silver Lake, and many other City r

esidents who have learned about the proposal, are opposed to one part, the removal of the existing dam adjacent to Broadway, only to be replaced with a sheet-pile diaphragm structure. This will take away more than 700 feet, or almost one third of the Lake created in the early 1930’s for recreation. While the City has touted removal of the dam as being a plus for Silver Lake Park, many of their reasons for doing so are misleading and not based in fact. The information on this page spells out why the Friends of Silver Lake believe removal of the Dam will not be beneficial to the Park, and we ask for your support to help convince our local and state leaders to not fund this portion of the project. To help stop this misguided effort to remove the dam, please like us on Facebook, share this page, and take time to contact your State and City leaders (contact info on this page). We hope you might find time to read and understand more fully why we don’t support removal of the dam and reduction in the size of Silver Lake.

07/09/2025

🏞️ Silver Lake Park Improvements – Open House
Join us on Thursday, July 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. to learn about upcoming improvement projects around Silver Lake Park.

📍 Silver Lake Station – 702 W Silver Lake Dr NE
📣 A short presentation starts at 5:15 p.m., followed by an open house where you can explore project details and chat with Parks & Recreation and Public Works staff.

🪑 Seating is limited—please bring a chair!
Find here more information: https://www.rochestermn.gov/Home/Components/News/News/10121/1121

05/09/2025
An update on State Funding for the dam relocation.
11/19/2024

An update on State Funding for the dam relocation.

Approval of grant agreement is latest step in proposed change to dam structure

And the city wonders why people don't like to bring their families to Silver Lake.
05/30/2024

And the city wonders why people don't like to bring their families to Silver Lake.

Here are the City Council meetings for June. Write your councilperson or attend a meeting and speak out about the Silver...
05/22/2024

Here are the City Council meetings for June. Write your councilperson or attend a meeting and speak out about the Silver Lake Dam!

City Council Meetings are happening on Jue 3 & 17 at 6:00 pm. Visit www.rochestermn.gov/agendas for the agendas, viewing options and instructions on how to submit public comments.

05/20/2024

Anticipated heavy rains and winds are delaying a planned forum to discuss the potential replacement of Silver Lake Dam.

05/20/2024

The Save the Dam event for tomorrow night is cancelled due to the incoming thunderstorms. Watch for a reschedule date! Thanks for your support.

The next City Council meeting is May 6. Sign up to speak or contact your council member in advance to let them know how ...
05/02/2024

The next City Council meeting is May 6. Sign up to speak or contact your council member in advance to let them know how you feel about getting rid of the dam!

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