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May 22, 2009 8:29 pm US/Central

Manure Spill Closes Beach At SW Minn. Park

PIPESTONE, Minn. (AP) ― No swimming in Split Rock Lake this Memorial Day weekend. A manure spill from a dairy farm has closed the beach at Split Rock Creek State Park.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says visitors to the park in southwestern Minnesota still will be able to camp, hike, geocache and boat.

The decision to close the beach came after test results showed elevated fecal coliform counts following the spill on May 4.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says the spill totaled 250,000 to 300,000 gallons and originated from a dairy farm about six to seven miles upstream from the park.

The state will retest Split Rock Lake water quality next week.

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