Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 29002

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
Watershed Assessment
Wetlands

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Abandoned Farms

Data Summary	No abandoned farm site data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Abandoned Wells

Data Summary	No abandoned well data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Active Wells

Data Summary	The Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) receives well logs from the Minnesota Department of Health.
Data Description	Brown County Active Well Inventory Data: Active Wells Format: Hard Copy File Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Biological Monitoring

Data Summary	No biological monitoring data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects

Data Summary	Cottonwood River Watershed - Conservation Priority Area (EQIP Program) includes data concerning acres enrolled in EQIP for individual creek or stream watersheds which have been designated as priority management areas within the Cottonwood River Major Watershed.
Data Description	Cottonwood River Watershed - Conservation Priority Area (EQIP Program) Data: EQIP Acres Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: In Progress Date: 1999 Source (contact): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Cottonwood, Murray, Redwood, and Lyon Counties Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Cottonwood, Murray, Redwood, and Lyon Counties
Comments	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Drainage

Data Summary	The Brown County Auditor's Office holds hard copy files and maps of countywide public ditch systems. The Brown County Water Planner holds digital data of countywide public ditch systems. The digital public drainage data and the Brown County Surface Water Hydrology Atlas were developed as part of a 13 county LCMR grant completed in 1993.
Data Description	Brown County Public Drainage Systems Data: Public Ditch and Tile Systems Format: GIS ARC/INFO, ArcView Status: Complete Date: 1993 Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato Pedigree (originator): Brown County Auditor's Office and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Dump Sites

Data Summary	Brown County Planning and Zoning completed a survey of active county landfills, demolition landfills and closed township dumps in 1993.
Data Description	Brown County Dump Site Inventory Data: Active Landfills and Closed Township Dumps Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Complete Date: 1993 Source (contact): Brown County Planning and Zoning Pedigree (originator): Brown County Planning and Zoning
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Federal Set Aside Acres

Data Summary	The local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Brown County maintains a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres (CRP).
Data Description	Brown County Federal Set Aside Acres Data: Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Complete Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Brown County Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Brown County
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Feedlots

Data Summary	Brown County Planning and Zoning maintains a countywide feedlot inventory. The feedlot inventory is continuously updated. Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a partial feedlot inventory completed in 1998. The inventory includes feedlot information from Redwood, Cottonwood, and Brown Counties.
Data Description	Brown County Feedlot Inventory Data: Feedlots Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Brown County Planning and Zoning Pedigree (originator): Brown County Planning and Zoning Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Feedlot Inventory Format: GIS ArcView Status: Complete Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) Pedigree (originator): Redwood, Cottonwood, and Brown Counties and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Ground Water Monitoring

Data Summary	No ground water monitoring data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Land Cover / Land Use

Data Summary	No land cover/land use data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	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	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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On Site Septic Systems

Data Summary	Brown County Planning and Zoning maintains a countywide inventory of permitted septic systems.
Data Description	Brown County Permitted On Site Septic System Inventory Data: Permitted On Site Septic Systems Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Ongoing Date: 1998 Source (contact): Brown County Planning and Zoning Pedigree (originator): Brown County Planning and Zoning
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Other

Data Summary	Brown County Planning and Zoning completed a countywide inventory of agricultural and industrial chemical storage sites in 1994.
Data Description	Brown County Chemical Storage Site Inventory Data: Chemical Storage Sites Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Complete Date: 1994 Source (contact): Brown County Planning and Zoning Pedigree (originator): Brown County Planning and Zoning
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Precipitation Monitoring

Data Summary	Brown County participates in the Minnesota State Climatology Office Rain Guage Network. SCMCCWPP sponsors a volunteer rain guage reader network. This volunteer rain guage reader network reports daily precipitation during the growing season (May through September) to their county Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). These data are sent to the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato, for entry into the Minnesota State Climatology database and for generation of contour precipitation maps. These data have been collected since 1992.
Data Description	Brown County Precipitation Monitoring Network Data: Daily Precipitation Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato Pedigree (originator): Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and volunteer rain guage readers SCMCCWPP Volunteer Rain Guage Reader Network Data: Daily Precipitation Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato Pedigree (originator): Thirteen County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and volunteer rain guage readers
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	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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State Set Aside Acres

Data Summary	The Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains a countywide inventory of current state set aside acres (RIM).
Data Description	Brown County State Set Aside Acres Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM) Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Complete Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Sealed Wells

Data Summary	Brown County Offices maintains records of wells sealed through an abandoned well sealing program completed in 1993.
Data Description	Brown County Sealed Well Inventory Data: Sealed Wells Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Complete Date: 1993 Source (contact): Brown County Planning and Zoning Pedigree (originator): Brown County Planning and Zoning
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Data Summary	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quality data collected from ten sites in the Cottonwood River Watershed in 1997 and five sites in 1998. Collection of storm event and baseline samples occurred using automated samplers and grab sample techniques. Sample analysis includes the following parameters: Total Suspended Solids, Total Suspended Volatile Solids, Ammonia, Nitrate/Nitrite-Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Phosphate, Total Phosphorus, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Fecal Coliform, Total Coliform, and Fecal Streptococci. Parameters measured in the field include Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature, and pH.
Data Description	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Complete Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) Pedigree (originator): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Comments	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring

Data Summary	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quantity data collected from sampling sites during 1997 and 1998 sampling seasons using automated flow monitors and manual discharge measurements.
Data Description	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Surface Water Quanity Monitoring Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Complete Date: 1998 Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) Pedigree (originator): U. S. Geologic Survey (USGS) and Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Comments	Brown 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	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Watershed Assessment

Data Summary	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) is completing a watershed assessment for this project using the Geographic Information System (GIS), the Tailored Integrated Stream/Watershed Assessment (TISWA) and a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Survey from 1989.
Data Description	Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Watershed Assessment Format: Electronic Database Status: In Progress Date: 1999 Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) Pedigree (originator): RCRCA, MPCA, Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Wetlands

Data Summary	No wetlands data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments	Brown County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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List of Minor Watershed 29002 Projects

Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)

Cottonwood River Watershed - Conservation Priority Area (EQIP Program)

South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP) Volunteer Rain Gage Reader Network

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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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