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        Downstream Impacts


         

        DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS VIDEOS

        What are some of the downstream impacts of the Minnesota River?  What are some of the downstream impacts of the Minnesota River? (02:02 minutes)

        Why do you use Lake Pepin as a research site?  Why do you use Lake Pepin as a research site? (01:40) 

        What is the process of sediment coring?  What is the process of sediment coring? (02:48)

        Why is Lake Pepin filling in?  Why is Lake Pepin filling in? (01:22)

        What have you learned from researching Lake Pepin  What have you learned from researching Lake Pepin? (01: 34) 

        What has Lake Pepin taught you about the Minnesota River phosphorus levels?  What has Lake Pepin taught you about the Minnesota River phosphorus levels? (01:42) 

        What has Lake Pepin taught you about the Minnesota River sediment levels?  What has Lake Pepin taught you about the Minnesota River sediment levels? (01:23)

        What role does the Minnesota River play in elevated nitrate levels in the Gulf of Mexico  What role does the Minnesota River play in elevated nitrate levels in the Gulf of Mexico? (01:41) 

         

        MEET THE EXPERTS

        Dr. Dan Engstrom  Dr. Dan Engstrom - Director, St. Croix Watershed Research Station

        Dr. Shawn Schottler  Dr. Shawn Schottler - Senior Scientist, St. Croix Watershed Research Station

         

        FACT SHEETS
        Downstream Impacts (pdf)

        FEATURES & MEDIA

        Slideshow

        ANIMATIONS (Requires Flash Player)
        Dead Zone (Science Museum of Minnesota web link)

        MEET THE EXPERTS
        Dr. Dan Engstrom, St. Croix Watershed Research Station
        Dr. Shawn Schottler
        , St. Croix Watershed Research Station

        RESOURCES
        Lake Pepin and soil erosion (pdf)
        Lake Pepin Historical Changes (pdf)
        Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance (web link)

        Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Fact Sheet (USGS pdf)
        The Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone (USGS web link)
        Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Watch (NOAA web link)
        Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (web link)
        Dead Zone Nitrates Map (web link)

        Interactive Map of Global Hypoxic Zones (WRI web link)

         
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