MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN DATA CENTER



OTHER SITES ABOUT THE MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN
AND ITS WATERSHEDS

Listed below are additional web sites containing information focused on the Minnesota River Basin.  Other related web sites, listed by data catagory, are found within the Inventory Section of the MRBDC web site. These related web sites are linked to the page at that site which provides the data file(s) or information about the specific data catagory.

Chippewa River Watershed. Chippewa River Watershed Project. The site describes the Chippewa River Watershed Project's activities, goals, monitoring programs, and implementation projects and provides up to date information about the watershed. The CRWP is a non-regulatory, cooperative partnership and citizen based approach focused on improving water quality and watershed life in the Chippewa River and its tributaries.

High Island Watershed.  Hamline University.   This site describes the High Island Watershed Assessment Project, a Clean Water Partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The High Island Watershed is a sub watershed of the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed.

Lower Minnesota River Watershed.  Friends of the Minnesota Valley and Lower Minnesota River Watershed Initiative.   The LMRW resource is a networking spot for the diverse group of people concerned with water quality in the Lower Minnesota River Watershed-- local agencies and neighborhood groups, non-profit organizations and businesses, project volunteer and homeowners, learners and educators, students and teachers. The purpose of this site is to facilitate information access and exchange within this diverse group to help reaching the common goal creating a healthier river and watershed.

Maple River Watershed - Clean Water Partnership.  Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation District.   The Maple River is located in the Le Sueur River Basin in south-central Minnesota. It encompasses 342 square miles in Blue Earth and Faribault Counties.

Minnesota River Basin.  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.   This site has information on the Minnesota River, major watersheds, pollutants, basin management, Minnesota River Weekly Update Newsletter.

Minnesota River Basin Information Page.  Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota.  This site has information on each major watershed for water quality, flow, slope steepness, erosion potentials, drainage status, land use statistics, proximity to streams, growing degree days, soil geomorphic groups, and precipitation.

Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area.  RCRCA.   This site provides information about the Cottonwood River and Redwood River, watershed goals and objectives, stream monitoring results, watershed activities, and conservation grant opportunities.




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Page updated February 20, 2007.

Minnesota River Basin Data Center
Minnesota State University, Mankato
184 Trafton Science Center S, Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507)389-5492    FAX: (507)389-5493
Email: mrbdc@mnsu.edu