Abandoned Farms
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Data Summary
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Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) completed a countywide inventory of abandoned farm sites in 1990.
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Data Description |
Grant County Abandoned Farm Site Inventory
Data: Abandoned Farm Sites
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1990
Source (contact): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
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Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Abandoned Wells
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Data Summary
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Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) completed a survey of abandoned farm sites in 1990 which included abandoned well information.
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Data Description |
Grant County Abandoned Farm Site Survey
Data: Abandoned Wells
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1990
Source (contact): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
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Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Active Wells
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Data Summary
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The Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) receives well logs from the Minnesota Department of Health and tracks wells using the County Well Index (CWI). The East and West County Otter Tail Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) receive well logs from the Minnesota Department of Health. East Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) uses the County Well Index to track wells. Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management maintains records of active wells in the shoreland zone of the county.
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Data Description |
Grant County Active Well Inventory
Data: Active Wells
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Otter Tail County Active Well Inventory
Data: Active Wells
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Biological Monitoring
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Data Summary
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Barrett Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes biological monitoring data from phytoplankton analysis, a fisheries survey, and a survey of aquatic vegetation. Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes biological monitoring data from phytoplankton and zooplankton analysis.
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Barrett Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: Biological Samples
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): DNR, MPCA
Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: Biological Samples
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date: 1992
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
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Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects
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Data Summary
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No best management practices (BMP) focus project data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
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Data Description |
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Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Drainage
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Data Summary
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The Grant County Auditor's Office holds countywide files of public ditch systems. The Grant County Highway Department holds countywide maps of public ditch systems. The Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management Office maintains a countywide inventory of public ditch and tile intake information.
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Data Description |
Grant County Public Drainage Systems
Data: Public Ditches
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Current
Date: 1999
Source (contact): Grant County Auditor's Office and Highway Department
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Auditor's Office
Otter Tail County Ditches and Tile Intakes Inventory
Data: Public Ditches and Tile Intakes
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Current
Date: 1999
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management Office
Pedigree (originator): Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management Office
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Dump Sites
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Data Summary
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The Otter Tail County Solid Waste Office maintains a countywide inventory of dump sites.
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Data Description |
Otter Tail County Dump Site Inventory
Data: Dump Sites
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Solid Waste Office
Pedigree (originator): Otter Tail County Solid Waste Office
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Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Federal Set Aside Acres
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Data Summary
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The local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Grant County maintains a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres (CRP). The local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices in Otter Tail County maintain a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres (CRP).
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Data Description |
Grant County Federal Set Aside Acres
Data: Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Grant County
Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Grant County
Otter Tail County Federal Set Aside Acres
Data: Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), East and West Otter Tail County
Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), East and West Otter Tail County
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Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Feedlots
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Data Summary
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The Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District completed a countywide windshield survey of feedlots in 1990. The East and West Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) are in the process of inventorying permitted feedlots in the county.
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Data Description |
Grant County Feedlot Inventory
Data: Feedlots
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1990
Source (contact): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Otter Tail County Permitted Feedlot Inventory
Data: Permitted Feedlots
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: In Progress
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
Pedigree (originator): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
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Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Ground Water Monitoring
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Data Summary
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Local 4-H groups completed a countywide well sampling survey in 1991 through local water plan funding. East and West Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) participate with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to offer a countywide well water nitrate testing program.
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Data Description |
Grant County Well Sampling Survey
Data: Well Sampling Survey
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Otter Tail County Ground Water Nitrate Testing Program
Data: Well Water Nitrate Testing
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
Pedigree (originator): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
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Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Land Cover / Land Use
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Data Summary
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Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) completed a countywide survey of land cover/land use from 1990-1995.
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Data Description |
Grant County Land Cover/Land Use Inventory
Data: Land Cover/Land Use
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date: 1995
Source (contact): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
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Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Manure Application Acres
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Data Summary
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No manure application acres data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
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Data Description |
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Comments |
Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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On Site Septic Systems
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Data Summary
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Grant County Department of Land Management maintains an inventory of permitted septic systems in the shoreland zoned areas of the county. Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management Office maintains an inventory of permitted septic systems in the shoreland zone of the county. Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes data from a septic system survey mailed to 26 Perkins Lake property owners to gather basic information regarding the status of septic systems on the lake.
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Data Description |
Grant County Shoreland Zone Septic Inventory
Data: Permitted Septic Systems
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: Ongoing
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Grant County Department of Land Management
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Department of Land Management
Otter Tail County Shoreland Permitted On Site Septic System Inventory
Data: Permitted On Site Septic Systems
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: Ongoing
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management Office
Pedigree (originator): Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management Office
Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: Septic System Survey
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1992
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Perkins Lake Association
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Other
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Data Summary
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Data Description |
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Precipitation Monitoring
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Data Summary
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Grant County participates in the Minnesota State Climatology Office Rain Guage Network. Otter Tail County participates in the Minnesota State Climatology Office Rain Guage Network. Barrett Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes precipitation monitoring data collected from May - September, 1991. Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes precipitation data collected during the 1992 water year by the Perkins Lake Association.
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Grant County Precipitation Monitoring Network
Data: Daily Precipitation
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Otter Tail County Precipitation Monitoring Network
Data: Daily Precipitation
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
Pedigree (originator): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
Barrett Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: Precipitation Monitoring
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Volunteer Rain Guage Readers
Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: Precipitation Monitoring
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date: 1992
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Perkins Lake Association
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Go to the Minnesota State Climatology Web Site for historical precipitation data.
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Last update 2/99
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Recreation and Natural Areas
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Data Summary
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No recreation and natural area data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
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Data Description |
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Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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State Set Aside Acres
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Data Summary
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Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains a countywide inventory of current state set aside acres (RIM). East and West Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) maintain a countywide inventory of current state set aside acres.
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Data Description |
Grant County State Set Aside Acres
Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM)
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Otter Tail County State Set Aside Acres
Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM)
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
Pedigree (originator): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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Sealed Wells
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Data Summary
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Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) maintain an records of wells sealed through a countywide cost share program for sealing abandoned wells. The inventory includes wells sealed in 1997.
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Otter Tail County Sealed Well Program
Data: Sealed Wells
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1997
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
Pedigree (originator): Otter Tail County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), East and West
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Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring
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Data Summary
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Barrett Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes surface water quality data collected five times from two in-lake sampling sites during the spring and summer of 1991. Sample analysis includes nutrients (total phosphorus, total kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate/nitrite-nitrogen), color, solids, pH, alkalinity, turbidity, conductivity, chloride, chlorophyll, temperature, dissolved oxygen profiles and secchi disk readings.Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes surface water quality data collected five times from two in-lake sites during the spring and summer of 1992. Analysis includes the following parameters: nutrients, color, solids, pH, alkalinity, turbidity, conductivity, chloride, chlorophyll-a, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and transparency measurements.
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Barrett Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: In-Lake Water Quality Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Format: Hard Copy File/Map/STORET
Status: Complete
Date: 1992
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Perkins Lake Association
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Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring
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Data Summary
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Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes lake level data collected throughout 1992 by a volunteer reader from the Perkins Lake Improvement Association.
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Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: Surface Water Quantity Monitoring
Format: Hard Copy File/STORET
Status: Complete
Date: 1992
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Perkins Lake Improvement Association
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Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Storage Tanks
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Data Summary
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No storage tank data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
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Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Watershed Assessment
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Data Summary
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Barrett Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes data from a watershed assessment which uses two lake water quality models, MINLEAP and Reckow and Simpson. The models estimated water quality based on lake morphometry, watershed characteristics and Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) land use information. Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes data from a watershed assessment which used the MINLEAP and Reckow and Simpson models to estimate water quality of Perkins Lake based on morphometry and watershed characteristics. These computer models provide a means to compare measured water quality of a lake to predicted water quality.
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Data Description |
Barrett Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: Watershed Assessment
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data: Watershed Assessment
Format: Hard Copy File/STORET
Status: Complete
Date: 1992
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
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Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
Otter Tail County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
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Last update 2/99
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Wetlands
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Data Summary
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The Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) administers the countywide WCA wetland bank and maintains records of these acres.
Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management maintains records of Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) mitigation projects and acres in the WCA wetland bank.
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Grant County Wetland Bank Area
Data: Wetlands
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Otter Tail County Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) Program
Data: Wetland Bank Acres and Mitigation Projects
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management Office
Pedigree (originator): Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management Office
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99
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DISCLAIMER
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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