Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 25147

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	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes abandoned farm site data collected while walking each minor watershed.
Data Description	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Abandoned Farm Sites Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Abandoned Wells

Data Summary	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes active well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Abandoned Wells Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Active Wells

Data Summary	The Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) receives well logs from the Minnesota Department of Health. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes active well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	Lincoln County Active Well Inventory Data: Active Wells Format: Hard Copy File Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Active Wells Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Biological Monitoring

Data Summary	MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Minnesota River Watershed includes data from the collection of qualitative and quantitative macroinvertebrate samples at 41 assessment sites within the Minnesota River main stem, tributaries, and selected minor watersheds. Macroinvertebrate communities data was used to calculate the following metrics: Species Richness, Diversity Index, Equitability Index, Macroinvertebrate Biotic Index (MBI), and Invertebrate Community Index (ICI).
Data Description	MRAP Biological and Toxicological Assessment - Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Minnesota River Watershed 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	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects

Data Summary	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III iincludes data concerning best management practices (BMPs) and other conservation efforts collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators. Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) includes data from implementation priorities such as feedlot containment systems, wetland restorations, livestock exclusions, drain tile rerouting, and best management practices (BMPs).
Data Description	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: BMP Focus Projects Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) Data: BMP Focus Projects Format: Hard Copy File Status: Complete Date: 1995 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD)
Comments	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Drainage

Data Summary	Lincoln County Feedlot and Ditch Office maintains a countywide inventory of public ditch systems.
Data Description	Lincoln County Public Ditch Systems Data: Public Ditches and Tiles Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Current Date: 1999 Source (contact): Lincoln County Feedlot and Ditch Office Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Feedlot and Ditch Office
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Dump Sites

Data Summary	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data concerning dump sites which was collected while walking each minor watershed and through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Dump Sites Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Federal Set Aside Acres

Data Summary	The local Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Lincoln County maintains a countywide inventory of current federal set aside acres (CRP). MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data concerning acres enrolled federal set aside acres (CRP). This information was collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	Lincoln County Federal Set Aside Acres Data: Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres Format: Hard Copy File Status: Complete Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Lincoln County Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Lincoln County MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Feedlots

Data Summary	Lincoln County Feedlot and Ditch Office is in the process of completing a countywide, Level II feedlot inventory. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data concerning livestock operations and pastures which was collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators. Reporting of feedlot runoff sites occurred while walking each minor watershed. Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) included data from a feedlot inventory completed in 1992.
Data Description	Lincoln County Feedlot Inventory Data: Feedlots Format: Electronic Database / Hard Copy Map Status: In Progress Date: 1999 Source (contact): Lincoln County Feedlot and Ditch Office Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Feedlot and Ditch Office MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Feedlots Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Feedlots Format: Hard Copy File Status: Complete Date: 1992 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD)
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Ground Water Monitoring

Data Summary	Lincoln County Water Planner holds data from 29 wells monitored since 1993.
Data Description	Lincoln County Ground Water Monitoring Inventory Data: Well Monitoring Format: Hard Copy File Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Land Cover / Land Use

Data Summary	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data from a land use map developed for each minor watershed. Each map included water bodies, farmsteads, cropping patterns, agricultural and conservation program lands, unique areas, roads, drainage ditches, conservation practices and data collected while walking through each minor watershed and conducting landowner/operator interviews.
Data Description	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Land Cover/Land Use Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Manure Application Acres

Data Summary	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes manure application data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Manure Application Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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On Site Septic Systems

Data Summary	Lincoln County Environmental Office maintains an inventory of permitted septic systems in the shoreland zoned areas of the county. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes on site septic system data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators. Reporting of septic tanks outlets occurred while walking each minor watershed.
Data Description	Lincoln County Shoreland On Site Septic System Inventory Data: Permitted On Site Septic Systems Format: Hard Copy File Status: Ongoing Date: 1998 Source (contact): Lincoln County Environmental Office Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Environmental Office MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: On Site Septic Systems Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Other

Data Summary	Lake Shaokatan Sediment-Phosphorus Study includes data from sampling lake bottom sediments at 12 stations throughout the lake. A single sediment core, 48 cm in length, was collected from the deepest area of the basin. The 12 sediment samples and three core intervals included analysis for iron and phosphorus. Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project Phase I-Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a lake sediment study completed by the Limnological Research Center of the University of Minnesota in 1992. The purpose of this study was to the further understanding of how changing land use practices have historically impacted eutrophication processes in the lake.
Data Description	Lake Shaokatan Sediment-Phosphorus Study Data: Lake Bottom Sediment Samples Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Complete Date: 1993 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District Pedigree (originator): Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project Phase I-Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Lake Sediment Study Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Complete Date: 1992 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Precipitation Monitoring

Data Summary	Lincoln County participates in the Minnesota State Climatology Office Rain Guage Network. Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes precipitation data collected through a network of volunteer rain guage readers from 1991-1993.
Data Description	Lincoln County Precipitation Monitoring Network Data: Daily Precipitation Format: Hard Copy File Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Precipitation Monitoring Format: Electronic Database Status: Complete Date: 1993 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Shaokatan Lake Association
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	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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State Set Aside Acres

Data Summary	Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) maintains a countywide inventory of current state set aside acres. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators about acres enrolled in state set aside (RIM).
Data Description	Lincoln County State Set Aside Acres Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM) Format: Hard Copy File Status: Complete Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM) Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Sealed Wells

Data Summary	The Lincoln County Water Planner maintains records of wells sealed through a countywide cost share program for sealing abandoned wells. Records include wells sealed since 1992. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes sealed well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description	Lincoln County Sealed Well Inventory Data: Sealed Wells Format: Hard Copy File Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Sealed Wells Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Data Summary	Lincoln County Water Planner holds data from surface water quality sites monitored since 1991. Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes in-lake and watershed water quality data from monitoring during the1991-1993 sampling seasons. Sampling accomplished with automated and grab samples collected during baseline and storm event conditions with in-lake samples collected from two lake sampling sites. Analysis of collected samples include ortho-phosphorus, total phosphorus, nitrate/nitrite-nitrogen, ammonia, total kjeldahl nitrogen, chlorophyll-a, pH, temperature, turbidity, conductivity, alkalinity, sulfate, silica, iron, manganese, total suspended solids, and algae/zooplankton. Analysis for watershed samples collected from ten sampling sites include ortho-phosphorus, total phosphorus, nitrate/nitrite-nitrogen, ammonia, total kjeldahl nitrogen, turbidity, conductivity, alkalinity, pH, and total suspended solids.Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) includes in-lake water quality data from monitoring during the 1993 -1995 sampling seasons. Analysis included ortho-phosphorus, total phosphorus, nitrate/nitrite-nitrogen, ammonia, total kjeldahl nitrogen, chlorophyll-a, pH, temperature, turbidity, conductivity, alkalinity, sulfate, silica, iron, manganese, total suspended solids, and algae/zooplankton for in-lake grab samples.
Data Description	Lincoln County Surface Water Quality Monitoring Data: Surface Water Quality Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring Format: Electronic Database Status: Complete Date: 1993 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD), Citizen's Lake Monitoring Program, Lakeshore Association, Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Complete Date: 1995 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD), Citizen's Lake Monitoring Program, Lakeshore Association, Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Comments	No additional comments. No additional comments. No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring

Data Summary	Lincoln County Water Planner holds data from surface water quantity (flow) sites monitored since 1991. Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quantity data collected by the Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD), Citizen's Lake Monitoring Program, Lakeshore Association, and the Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) includes automated flow lake level measurements collected from 1993 -1995.
Data Description	Lincoln County Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring Data: Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Format: Hard Copy File/Map Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Surface Water Quantity Monitoring Format: Electronic Database Status: Complete Date: 1993 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD), Citizen's Lake Monitoring Program, Shaokatan Lake Association, Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) Data: Surface Water Quantity Monitoring Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map Status: Complete Date: 1995 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD), Citizen's Lake Monitoring Program, Shaokatan Lake Association, Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD).
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Storage Tanks

Data Summary	Lincoln County Water Management Task Force Office maintains a countywide inventory of permitted storage tanks. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators about underground storage tanks.
Data Description	Lincoln County Underground Storage Tanks Inventory Data: Permitted Underground Storage Tanks Format: Hard Copy File Status: Current Date: 1998 Source (contact): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Underground Storage Tanks Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Comments	No additional comments.
	Last update 2/99
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Watershed Assessment

Data Summary	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data from watershed assessments completed for each minor watershed. Each assessment is composed of five steps: walking each individual watershed, conducting landowner/operator interviews, land use map development, erodible soil map development, and data base development. Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from modeling the lake and watershed using FLUX, Cnet and Eutromod computer programs. Land cover/ land use and other information used for this watershed assessment originated from the Minnesota Assessment Project (MRAP).
Data Description	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Data: Watershed Assessment Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) Data: Watershed Assessment Format: Electronic Database Status: Complete Date: 1993 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD), Lincoln County SWCD and MPCA
Comments	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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Wetlands

Data Summary	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data from DNR designated wetlands used in the land cover/land use assessment. Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) includes data from three wetland restorations completed from 1993-1995.
Data Description	MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III Wetlands Data: Wetlands Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map/GIS ARC/INFO Status: Complete Date: 1991 Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) Data: Wetland Restorations Format: Electronic Database Status: Complete Date: 1995 Source (contact): Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD) Pedigree (originator): Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Yellow Medicine River Watershed District (YMRWD)
Comments	Lincoln County: No countywide data available or inventoried.
	Last update 2/99
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List of Minor Watershed 25147 Projects

Lake Shaokatan Sediment-Phosphorus Study

Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP): Biological and Toxicological Assessment - Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Minnesota River Watershed

Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP): Land Use Assessment - Level III

Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)

Lake Shaokatan Restoration Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP)

Greater Yellow Medicine River Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)

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