NYT > U.S. News Minnesota Lake Is Accidentally Drained After Valve Malfunction Par :Adeel Hassan 13 août 2025 à 09:36 Dead fish, puddles and weeds are all that’s left of Alice Lake after a pipe, which was unable to close, pushed all of the water into the St. Croix River. © Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesThe lake bed of Lake Alice, in a state park northeast of the Twin Cities, was left exposed, after a valve was stuck in an open position.