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LAKE, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) The elevation of Devils Lake dipped below 1450 feet on Tuesday, November 24. This year the lake dropped two feet. The outlets were shut off on November 9.

State Water Commission spokesman Jon Kelch says the outlets dropped the lake by one foot and evaporation lowered the lake by another foot for a total of 2 feet in 2015.

Kelsch said the state water commission will hold discussions concerning where the lake elevation should be before shutting down one or two Devils Lake outlets next spring or summer.

Valley City Mayor Bob Werkhoven said back in 2011 the state water commission believed if the lake dropped below 1450 feet, outlets flowing into the Sheyenne River could be shut down.

Kelsch said once the lake elevation reaches 1446 on the east side that outlet will shut off and if the lake level reaches 1445 feet the west end outlet will shut down until the lake rises above those elevations.