Downstream Impacts
DOWNSTREAM IMPACTS VIDEOS
What are some of the downstream impacts of the Minnesota River? (02:02 minutes)
Why do you use Lake Pepin as a research site? (01:40)
What is the process of sediment coring? (02:48)
Why is Lake Pepin filling in? (01:22)
What have you learned from researching Lake Pepin? (01: 34)
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? (01:23)
What role does the Minnesota River play in elevated nitrate levels in the Gulf of Mexico? (01:41)
MEET THE EXPERTS
Dr. Dan Engstrom - Director, St. Croix Watershed Research Station
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)