MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN DATA CENTER

Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 23035



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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
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Wetlands


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Abandoned Farms

Data Summary Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) completed a countywide inventory of abandoned farm sites in 1990.
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)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Abandoned Wells

Data Summary Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) completed a survey of abandoned farm sites in 1990 which included abandoned well information.
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)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Active Wells

Data Summary 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).
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)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Biological Monitoring

Data Summary 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.
Data Description 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)

Comments Grant 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 Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Drainage

Data Summary 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.
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

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Dump Sites

Data Summary No dump site data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Federal Set Aside Acres

Data Summary The local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Grant County maintains a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres (CRP).
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

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Feedlots

Data Summary The Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District completed a countywide windshield survey of feedlots in 1990.
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)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Ground Water Monitoring

Data Summary Local 4-H groups completed a countywide well sampling survey in 1991 through local water plan funding.
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)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Land Cover / Land Use

Data Summary Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) completed a countywide survey of land cover/land use from 1990-1995.
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)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Manure Application Acres

Data Summary No manure application acres data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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On Site Septic Systems

Data Summary Grant County Department of Land Management maintains an inventory of permitted septic systems in the shoreland zoned areas 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.
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

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

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 Grant 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.
Data Description 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)

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

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 Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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State Set Aside Acres

Data Summary Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains a countywide inventory of current state set aside acres (RIM).
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)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Sealed Wells

Data Summary No sealed well data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Data Summary 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.
Data Description 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

Comments Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

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

Data Summary Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes lake level data collected throughout 1992 by a volunteer reader from the Perkins Lake Improvement Association.
Data Description 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

Comments Grant 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 Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Watershed Assessment

Data Summary 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.
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)

Comments Grant County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Wetlands

Data Summary The Grant County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) administers the countywide WCA wetland bank and maintains records of these acres.
Data Description 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)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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List of Minor Watershed 23035 Projects

Barrett Lake - Lake Assessment Program

Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Program





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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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