LOWER MINNESOTA RIVER MAJOR WATERSHED




 

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

MAPS AND DATA




ABOUT THIS SECTION

         This section contains Geographical Information Systems (GIS) data and maps of the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   Any or all GIS data files contained in this section may be freely downloaded to your system.   Each GIS data file has a corresponding map that will allow you to view the data file before downloading, a data dictionary that describes the feature attribute table, and a metadata file that will give you information on the source, quality, spatial organization, attributes, and geographic organization of the data file.   The compressed file size and uncompressed file size are provided for each data file.   Please contact MRBDC staff if you have questions or updated information about data contained in this section.   All comments are appreciated.




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DISCLAIMER


These data have been developed and used by the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato.   Although every effort has been made to validate data, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the Water Resources Center as to the accuracy of the data, the related maps or analysis created from such data; nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty.   The Water Resources Center continues to update or correct data when necessary.





Hydrography    ( watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands )
Civil, Political, and Public Land Survey Boundaries    ( county, township, section, city )
Transportation    ( Interstate, US, State, County, Township, and city roads )
Monitoring Sites    ( USGS, MPCA )
Natural Resources Classification Systems    ( Agroecoregions, Ecoregion, Ecosystem )







major33    [ Major Watershed ]

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       The Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed is one of 12 major watersheds in the Minnesota River Basin.   This data file was constructed from the mshed33 data file (below) and contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     108 K     304 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     162 K     809 K


mshed33    [ Minor Watersheds ]


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       The Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed is divided into 143 minor watersheds.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to delineate and digitize these data.   This file contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     956 K     2572 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     825 K     4091 K


stream33    [ Streams ]


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       The Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed has over XXXX miles of streams.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   This data file contains all streams present on these source maps.   Stream lines are not connected through lake or wetland features.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     783 K     2619 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     1046 K     5695 K


lake33    [ Lakes and other water bodies ]


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       There are over XX,XXX acres of open water in the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   This data file contains all water bodies present on these source maps.  

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     731 K     2866 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     1167 K     6987 K


nwi33p    [ National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) ]


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       The Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed contains over 143,000 acres of various wetland types.   U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) 7.5 minute quadrangle data files were processed to produce these data.   This data file contains the polygon features and attributes of NWI.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     15554 K     26144 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     12868 K     45409 K


nwi33m    [ National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) ]


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       This data file is similar to nwi33p (above).   The minor watershed (mshed33) file is joined with the nwi33p file to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This file contains the combined polygons and attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     16685 K     28678 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     13946 K     49609 K


nwi33a    [ National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) ]


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       U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) 7.5 minute quadrangle data files were processed to produce these data.   This data file contains only the line features and attributes of NWI.   Each line contains the identity of the minor watershed in which it is located.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     1172 K     2616 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     1343 K     4804 K


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sec33    [ Public Land Survey Sections ]


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       This data file contains Public Land Survey sections for the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   All PLS section lines present on these source maps are included.   Section lines that are not present on the source maps (eg.. across lakes or wetland complexes) were added to complete each polygon.   This data file contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     305 K     1191 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     786 K     4029 K

sec33m    [ Public Land Survey Sections ]


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       This data file is similar to sec33 (above).   The minor watershed (mshed33) file is joined with the sec33 file to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined polygons and attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     1228 K     4070 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     1905 K     9392 K


twp33    [ Political Townships ]


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       This data file contains Public Land Survey townships for the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   All PLS township lines present on these source maps are included.   Township lines that are not present on the source maps (eg.. across lakes or wetland complexes) were added to complete each polygon.   This data file contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     169 K     499 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     255 K     1253 K


twp33m    [ Political Townships ]


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       This data file is similar to twp33 (above).   The minor watershed (mshed33) file is joined with the twp33 file to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined polygons and attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     1073 K     2924 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     997 K     4909 K


co33    [ Political County ]


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       This data file contains Minnesota counties for the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   All county lines present on these source maps are included.   County lines that are not present on the source maps (eg.. across lakes or wetland complexes) were added to complete each polygon.   This data file contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     161 K     444 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     219 K     1090 K


co33m    [ Political County ]


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       This data file is similar to co33 (above).   The minor watershed (mshed33) file is joined with the co33 file to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined polygons and attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     1062 K     2789 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     896 K     4441 K


muni33    [ Municipal or Incorporated areas ]


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       This data file contains Municipal or Incorporated areas for the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   These data are selected from the State of Minnesota BaseMap '98 (Mn/DOT) "MUNI" data file.   The data file includes total incorporated areas for each municipality that is not entirely contained within the major watershed.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     229 K     368 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     275 K     997 K


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hwy33    [ Interstate, US, and Minnesota state highways ]


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       This data file contains Interstate, US, and Minnesota State highways for the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   These data are selected from the State of Minnesota BaseMap '98 (Mn/DOT) "HWY" data file in which the dynamic segmentation route model is used.   The "HWY" data file has been modified with the ROUTEARC and CLEAN commands for the purpose of transferring highway names to the arc attribute table (.aat).

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     39 K     144 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     73 K     383 K


hwy33m    [ Interstate, US, and Minnesota state highways ]


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       This data file is similar to hwy33 (above).   An identity has been performed with the minor watershed (mshed33) file for the purpose of joining the unique five digit minor watershed ID to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     55 K     221 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     90 K     479 K


roads33    [ Highways, Roads, and Streets ]


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       This data file contains all roads from the State of Minnesota BaseMap 98 (Mn/DOT) for the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   Road types include: Interstate, US highways, Minnesota State highways, County State-aid highway, County roads, Township roads, and city streets.  

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     2266 K     9818 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     2579 K     14510 K


roads33m    [ Highways, Roads, and Streets ]


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       This data file is similar to roads33 (above).   An identity has been performed with the minor watershed (mshed33) file for the purpose of joining the unique five digit minor watershed ID to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     2428 K     10786 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     2791 K     15681 K


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usgsqw33    [ USGS water quality monitoring sites ]


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       This data file contains point locations for USGS water quality monitoring sites within the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     10 K     53 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     11 K     62 K


usgssw33    [ USGS surface water monitoring sites ]


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       This data file contains point locations for USGS surface water monitoring sites within the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     12 K     63 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     13 K     76 K


pcabio33    [ MPCA biological monitoring sites ]


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       This data file contains point locations for MPCA biological monitoring sites within the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     5 K     35 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     6 K     39 K


pcamon33    [ MPCA surface water monitoring sites ]


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       This data file contains point locations for MPCA surface monitoring sites within the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.

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ArcView SHAPE     5 K     34 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     6 K     37 K


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agroec33    [ Agroecoregions ]


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       This data file contains Agroecoregions within the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   The minor watershed (mshed33) file is joined to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     1053 K     2784 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     1001 K     4831 K


dnrecs33    [ DNR Ecosystems ]


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       This data file contains DNR Ecosystems within the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   The minor watershed (mshed33) file is joined to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     963 K     2619 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     796 K     4084 K


ecoreg33    [ MPCA Ecoregions ]


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       This data file contains Ecoregions within the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.   The minor watershed (mshed33) file is joined to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     971 K     2602 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     855 K     4185 K


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q24m33    [ USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles ]


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       The Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed is contained within 54 U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps.   This data file contains boundaries and polygon attributes for the quadrangle maps.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     47 K     162 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     86 K     412 K


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