6.2 at 1 Camp Cozy Park_NRMP_2023

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35 Friends of the Mississippi River Camp Cozy Park NRMP the 1938 and 2010 aerial photos, the water level was much lower in the 1930s, creating a number of smaller islands. As previously noted, the land of Camp Cozy was previous used as a resort with “flues” dug to divert flows from the river into the resort property to form a paddling circuit. These channels have persisted over the last 90 years. Some of the flues have slightly eroded into gullies and have also been an area of dumping over time. Many land use changes have occurred on the site over the last century. Several buildings were present in the 1930s, vestiges of the Camp Cozy resort of the 1920s. These buildings were later repurposed into a dance hall, roller rink, diner, and bar that served the community into the 1930s. A bridge connected Camp Cozy to US Highway 10 to the south until the late 1950s, and the resort structures remained on the property until this time when portions of the resort burned, and the remainder was sold. It does not appear that the land was in agricultural production during the last century, and the property sat vacant for many years until it was donated to the city of Elk River in 1996 and a nature park was established. Water Resources A compilation of information related to the surface water resources at Camp Cozy and associated issues such as erosion, impairments and groundwater infiltration is noted below. The water table elevation at the property is 860-880 feet above sea level (FASL). With site elevations ranging from 874 to 886 FASL, the depth to water table is quite shallow at 0-10 feet. Extra care should be taken when using herbicides, fuels and other potential pollutants, given this shallow depth to water table and the highly permeable sandy soils throughout much of the site where management is planned. The entirety of the property is considered to be highly sensitive to pollution due to its geology and depth to groundwater, as shown in Figure 14.