Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 30091


Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 30091



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Abandoned Farm Sites
Abandoned Wells
Active Wells
Biological Monitoring
BMP Focus Projects
Drainage
Dump Sites
Federal Set Aside Acres
Feedlots
Ground Water Monitoring
Land Cover/Land Use
Manure Application Acres
On Site Septic Systems
Other
Precipitation Monitoring
Recreation and Natural Areas
Sealed Wells
State Set Aside Acres
Storage Tanks
Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring
Watershed Assessment
Wetlands


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Abandoned Farms

Data Summary No abandoned farm site data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Blue Earth County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Abandoned Wells

Data Summary No abandoned well data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Blue Earth County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Active Wells

Data Summary Blue Earth County Environmental Services receives well logs from the Minnesota Department of Health and tracks wells using the County Well Index (CWI).
Data Description Blue Earth County Active Well Inventory
Data:   Active Wells
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):  Blue Earth County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Biological Monitoring

Data Summary MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin includes data from fish community surveys performed at each site to determine the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI). Scatter plots and correlation analysis were used to examine relationships between IBI and QHEI for groups of sites.
Data Description MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin
Data:   Biological Monitoring
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

Comments Blue Earth County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects

Data Summary No best management practices (BMP) focus project data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Blue Earth County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Drainage

Data Summary The Blue Earth County Assessor's Office holds hard copy files and maps of countywide public ditch systems. The Blue Earth County Water Planner holds digital data of countywide public ditch systems. The digital public drainage data and the Blue Earth County Surface Water Hydrology Atlas were developed as part of a 13 county LCMR grant completed in 1993.
Data Description Blue Earth County Public Drainage Systems
Data:   Public Ditch and Tile Systems
Format:  GIS ARC/INFO, ArcView
Status: Complete
Date:  1993
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Assessor's Office and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Dump Sites

Data Summary Blue Earth County Environmental Services, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and Mankato State University completed an aerial survey of landfills and dump sites in 1985.
Data Description Blue Earth County Dump Site Inventory
Data:   Aerial Dump Site Survey
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1985
Source (contact):   Blue Earth County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Environmental Services

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Federal Set Aside Acres

Data Summary The local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Blue Earth County maintains a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres (CRP).
Data Description Blue Earth County Federal Set Aside Acres
Data:   Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres
Format:  Electronic Database
Status: Complete Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Blue Earth County
Pedigree (originator):  Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Blue Earth County

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Feedlots

Data Summary Blue Earth County Environmental Services maintains a countywide feedlot inventory. The feedlot inventory is continuously updated. Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes a partial inventory of feedlot data gathered by county personnel.
Data Description Blue Earth County Feedlot Inventory
Data:   County Feedlot Inventory
Format:  Electronic Database/GIS ArcView
Status: Complete Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Blue Earth County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Environmental Services

Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Feedlots
Format:  Electronic Database
Status: In Progress
Date:  1999
Source (contact):   County Offices
Pedigree (originator):  County Offices

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Ground Water Monitoring

Data Summary Blue Earth County Environmental Services maintains records of wells tested through a countywide well testing program.
Data Description Blue Earth County Well Testing
Data:   Well Water Monitoring
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):  Blue Earth County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Environmental Services

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Land Cover / Land Use

Data Summary Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes Minnesota Land Use GIS data which was acquired in 1989 by the Water Resources Center and updated with National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) roads, and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) 1996 CRP data.
Data Description Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Land Cover/Land Use
Format:  GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Land Management Information Center (LMIC)

Comments Blue Earth County: No county wide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Manure Application Acres

Data Summary Blue Earth County Environmental Services maintains a countywide inventory of manure applied acres which are associated with permitted feedlots.
Data Description Blue Earth County Manure Application Inventory
Data:   Manure Applied Acres
Format:  GIS ArcView
Status: In Progress
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Blue Earth County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Environmental Services

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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On Site Septic Systems

Data Summary Blue Earth County Environmental Services maintains a countywide septic system inventory.
Data Description Blue Earth County On Site System Septic Inventory
Data:   On Site Septic Systems
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Ongoing
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Blue Earth County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Environmental Services

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Other

Data Summary
Data Description
Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Precipitation Monitoring

Data Summary Blue Earth County participates in the Minnesota State Climatology Office Rain Guage Network. Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes precipitation data from the South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP) Rain Gauge Network. Precipitation data collected during the sampling period were modeled for the watershed using Minnesota State Climatology methodology. SCMCCWPP sponsors a volunteer rain guage reader network. This volunteer rain guage reader network reports daily precipitation during the growing season (May through September) to their county Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). These data are sent to the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato, for entry into the Minnesota State Climatology database and for generation of contour precipitation maps. These data have been collected since 1992.
Data Description Blue Earth County Precipitation Monitoring Network
Data:   Daily Precipitation
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and volunteer rain guage readers

Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Precipitation Monitoring
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1996
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Minnesota State Climatology Office, Counties and volunteer rain guage readers

SCMCCWPP Volunteer Rain Guage Reader Network
Data:   Daily Precipitation
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Thirteen County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and volunteer rain guage readers

Comments Go to the Minnesota State Climatology Web Site for historical precipitation data.

Last update 2/99
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Recreation and Natural Areas

Data Summary No recreation and natural area data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Blue Earth County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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State Set Aside Acres

Data Summary The Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains a countywide inventory of current state set aside acres (RIM).
Data Description Blue Earth County State Set Aside Acres
Data:   State Set Aside Acres (RIM)
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Complete Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Sealed Wells

Data Summary Blue Earth County Environmental Services maintains records of wells sealed in the county. The Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains records of wells sealed through a low-interest loan program for sealing abandoned wells.
Data Description Blue Earth County Sealed Well Inventory
Data:   Sealed Wells
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Blue Earth County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Environmental Services

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Data Summary No surface water quality monitoring data available or inventoried for this minor watershed. Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quality data collected at primary sites by USGS personnel, at secondary sites by Water Resources Center personnel, and at tertiary sites by local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and County Water Planners. Sample analysis includes nutrients, total suspended solids (TSS) and other physical and chemical properties.
Data Description Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1991
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  USGS, Water Resources Center, County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Planners

Comments Blue Earth County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring

Data Summary Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quantity monitoring at primary and secondary sites by the USGS and at the tertiary sites by the Water Resources Center. Hydrographs and total discharge for the sampling period were developed for all sites.
Data Description Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Surface Water Quantity Monitoring
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1996
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato and USGS

Comments Blue Earth County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Storage Tanks

Data Summary No storage tank data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Blue Earth County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Watershed Assessment

Data Summary Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a watershed assessment completed by the Water Resources Center and the Blue Earth and Watonwan WILL Committees using data collected by county offices and state and federal agencies.
Data Description Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Watershed Assessment
Format:  GIS ARC/INFO
Status: In Progress
Date:  1999
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato. County Offices and Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), and MPCA

Comments Blue Earth County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Wetlands

Data Summary Blue Earth County completed a county wide wet area inventory in 1998 to identify potential wetland restoration sites. This inventory was created from 1993 aerial photos.
Data Description Blue Earth County Wet Area Inventory
Data:   Potential Wetland Restoration Areas
Format:  Hard Copy File/GIS ArcView
Status: Complete
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Blue Earth County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Blue Earth County Environmental Services

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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List of Minor Watershed 30091 Projects

Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)

Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP): Biological and Toxicological Assessment - A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin

South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP) Volunteer Rain Gage Reader Network





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These data have been inventoried 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 database; nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty.   The Water Resources Center continues to update and correct data as necessary.




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