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1960s1930s 2021
Centennial Lakes
Watershed District: Nine Mile Creek
Centennial Lakes is a constructed stormwater pond
in southeast Edina, east of France Avenue between
Gallagher Drive and Minnesota Drive.
The Centennial Lakes area hosts a variety of activities. In the
summer visitors can shop at the farmer’s market, rent paddle
boats, sh from shore, and play putting courses. In the winter, the
frozen basins become a skating rink. Non-motorized boats only.
As part of the Minnesota DNR’s “Fishing in the Neighborhoods”
(FiN) program, designed to provide shore-shing opportunities in
the metropolitan area, the lake has been stocked by the DNR
every year from 2012–2017 and in 2020.
Land use 2022: Primarily commercial
and high-density residential
10 acres
(surface area)
0.9 miles
(shoreline)
214 acres
(drainage area)
History and Management of Centennial Lakes
How You Can Help
Reducing the amount of pollution
that enters Centennial Lakes helps
to protect Nine Mile Creek. Steps
that you can take to help include:
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1976
Opening of the Galleria
shopping center located
at the very northern end
of the drainage area.
Hedberg & Sons sand
and gravel pits dominate
both sides of France
Avenue to Interstate 494.
1991
Completion of
the majority of
the Centennial
Lakes project.
2006
Minnesota DNR completes
a sh survey using standard trap
nets. The most abundant species
found in the lake is green sunsh.
2011
Minnesota DNR completes a
sh survey using standard trap
and gill nets. The most abundant
species recorded are black
bullhead and hybrid sunsh.
1983
A preliminary
stormwater
management plan for
the Edina-Bloomington
area south of West 76th
Street and East of
France Avenue is
developed.
1985
Construction of Edinborough Park begins. A small
portion of the gravel pits are developed into an ofce
tower, high-rise senior housing complex, a hotel, and a
large indoor public park facility linked to condominiums.
This example of a public amenity paired with private
development provides a template for Centennial Lakes.
1988
Bloomington-based United Properties gains control of the Hedberg
site and emerges as master developer for the Centennial Lakes
project. Negotiations between United and the City of Edina produce
a master plan tailored to the terrain of the former gravel pits.
The plan calls for conversion of three pits into constructed lined
ponds, connected by a constructed channel and public park.
1989
The Centennial Lakes project begins,
including construction of three ponds
(Central, North, and South Pond) to
function as both ood storage and
public amenity. Also included is the
construction of the site storm sewer
system and reconstruction of the
France Avenue storm sewer system.
The water outlets to “Border Basin”
(west of France Avenue and slightly
north of I-494) and Nine Mile Creek.
Flood storage of the three connected
basins is approximately 26 acre-feet.
Amenities:
Fish population
black crappie
green sunsh
golden shiner
northern pike
black bullhead
hybird sunsh
pumpkinseed
France Ave S
W 76th St
Installing rain gardens
and planting
shoreline buffers
Cleaning up grass
clippings and leaves
Participating in the
adopt-a-drain program
(mn.adoptadrain.org)
Redirecting gutter
downspouts towards
vegetated areas
Minimizing use of
fertilizer on lawns