Quick answer
For water damage in Medicine Lake, MN, shut off your main valve first, or turn off the well pump breaker if you are on a private well. For a city question, leave a message at Medicine Lake City Hall, 763-542-9701. Then call a water damage restoration company; drying should start within 24 to 48 hours. Minnesota law gives insurers 10 business days to acknowledge a claim.
Do this first
Local water and sewer lines.
City Hall is at 10609 South Shore Drive and is not staffed on a regular basis. Leave a voicemail.
- Shut off the water. Shut off the main valve where the line enters the house, or turn off the well pump breaker if the home is still on a private well. For a city question, leave a message at 763-542-9701.
- Make it safe and document it. Cut power to wet rooms from a dry spot, photograph the damage, then report the claim.
- Start drying within 24 to 48 hours. The median Medicine Lake home dates to 1966, and about 72% were built before 1980. Check older supply lines and any crawlspace first.
Medicine Lake requires homes to connect to city water when they are sold or split, or improved by $100,000 or more.
What to know about water damage in Medicine Lake
2024
The year Medicine Lake finished installing city water and sewer, built through a joint powers agreement with the City of Plymouth.
Freezes and precipitation
The NOAA weather station at Minneapolis Crystal Airport, about 5.6 miles away, averages 154.9 nights a year at or below 32°F and 87.0 at or below 20°F. In half of years the first freeze comes by October 8 and the last one after April 30. Pipes in outside walls, unheated basements, and crawlspaces are the first to split. It also averages 30.71 inches of precipitation a year, counting melted snow.
Split from Plymouth
Residents voted in 1944 to leave Plymouth and form their own city, even though Plymouth surrounds it.
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Medicine Lake Park
Jacob Barge developed the area as Medicine Lake Park around 1887.
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More water than land
About 53% of the city's area is water. The 45th parallel runs through the city and the lake.
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Homes in Medicine Lake
The median home dates to 1966, and about 38% were built before 1960. About 81% are owner-occupied, with a median value near $1.08 million.
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Cost and insurance in Medicine Lake
How much does water damage restoration cost in Medicine Lake?
Most jobs run $450 to $16,000 (Angi). Lake water that rises into the house is a flood loss, which needs a separate flood policy. In an older lake home, ask the crew to check the crawlspace and any additions before drying ends.
Water removal and restoration in Medicine Lake
The company that answers handles lakeside basement water, frozen pipes, older supply line leaks, water heater failures, and sewer backups, plus burst pipes, appliance leaks, drying, and septic backups.
Medicine Lake questions
What is the Medicine Lake City Hall number?
763-542-9701. City Hall is not regularly staffed, so leave a voicemail.
When did Medicine Lake get city water and sewer?
The system, built with the City of Plymouth, was completed in 2024.
When must a Medicine Lake home connect to city water?
When it is sold or split, or improved by $100,000 or more.
When did Medicine Lake become a city?
In 1944, when residents voted to separate from Plymouth.
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