MRBDC Redwood River Clean Water Project (RRCWP), Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)


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Redwood River Clean Water Project (RRCWP), Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)



Major watershed number(s):   27

The project area includes all minor watersheds within the Redwood River Major Watershed (27).

The Redwood River Clean Water Project was a Phase I - Diagnostic, MPCA Clean Water Partnership Project. The project was initiated in 1989, approved in 1990 and completed in 1993. The Redwood, Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) was the project sponsor and the following were project cooperators: County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), the Lake Redwood Improvement Association, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR), Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects Inc., Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resouces (DNR). The purpose of this project is to investigate sedimentation in Lake Redwood. This is accomplished through a three-year monitoring program, documentation of streambank erosion along the Redwood River, analysis of soil types and land use practices within a two mile cooridor of the river and selected tributaries, and a fishery survey to evaluate habitat suitability and species diversity.




Feedlots

Data Summary Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a windshield survey of feedlots conducted by county Soil and Water Conservation Distrct (SWCD) personnel and RCRCA staff in 1991.
Data Description Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Feedlots
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator):  County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) personnel and RCRCA staff

Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

Precipitation Monitoring

Data Summary Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes precipitation data collected at twelve sites throughout the Redwood River Major Watershed from 1990-1992.
Data Description Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Precipitation Monitoring
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)

Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Data Summary Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quality data collected at seven automated sampling stations throughout the watershed from 1990-1992. Collection of storm event and baseline samples occurred and the number of samples taken from each site varies. Collection of in-lake water quality samples occurred four times a year at two sites in Lake Redwood from 1990-1992. Analysis included the following chemical and physical parameters: Total Phosphorus, Total Suspended Solids, Total Volatile Suspended Solids, Nitrate/Nitrite-Nitrogen, Ammonia, pH, Conductivity, Temperature, and Color. Analysis of in-lake samples occurred for these additional parameters: Orthophosphate, Chlorophyll-a, Transparency, and Bacteria (1992 only).
Data Description Redwood River Clean Water Project (RRCWP), Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Format:  Electronic Database
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99

Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring

Data Summary Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes stage measurements and lake level readings recorded weekly during sampling seasons.
Data Description Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Surface Water Quantity Monitoring
Format:  Electronic Database
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99

Watershed Assessment

Data Summary Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a watershed assessment completed from 1990 -1992. Data used in the assessment includes: a soil erosion survey, lake sediment survey, streambank survey, feedlot survey, wetland survey, fisheries survey and data collected for the Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP).
Data Description Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Watershed Assessment
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99

Wetlands

Data Summary Redwood River Clean Water Project (RRCWP), Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a survey of drained wetlands in the Redwood River Watershed completed by RCRCA staff .
Data Description Redwood River Clean Water Project (RRCWP), Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Drained Wetlands
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1993
Source (contact):   Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)

Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

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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