Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 29006


Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 29006



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Abandoned Farm Sites
Abandoned Wells
Active Wells
Biological Monitoring
BMP Focus Projects
Drainage
Dump Sites
Federal Set Aside Acres
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 MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin includes data from fish community surveys performed at each site to determine the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI). Scatter plots and correlation analysis were used to examine relationships between IBI and QHEI for groups of sites.
Data Description MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin
Data:   Biological Monitoring
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

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 29006 Projects

Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP): Biological and Toxicological Assessment - A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin

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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