Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 33096


Local Data Inventory Summary for Minor Watershed 33096



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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 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 Sibley County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Abandoned Wells

Data Summary The Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator maintains a countywide inventory of abandoned wells. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes active well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description Sibley County Abandoned Well Inventory
Data:   Abandoned Wells
Format:  Electronic Database
Status: In Progress
Date:  1998
Source (contact):  Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator

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 No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Active Wells

Data Summary The Sibley County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) receives well logs from the Minnesota Department of Health. The Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator maintains an inventory of private wells located within municipalities in Sibley County. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes active well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description Sibley County Active Well Inventory
Data:   Active Wells
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):  Sibley 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 - 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 Sibley County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects

Data Summary Sibley County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is implementing the roadside tile inlet program which is replacing open tile inlets with offset slotted risers in first order watersheds. 1998-00 MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III iincludes data concerning best management practices (BMPs) and other conservation efforts collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description Sibley County Roadside Tile Inlet Program
Data:   Replacement of Open Tile Inlets
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map
Status: In Progress
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Sibley County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)

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

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Drainage

Data Summary Sibley County Public Works holds countywide files and maps of public ditch systems . The Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator holds digital data of countywide public ditch systems. The digital public drainage data and the Sibley County Surface Water Hydrology Atlas were developed as part of a 13 county LCMR grant completed in 1993.
Data Description Sibley County Public Ditch Systems
Data:   Public Ditch Systems
Format:  GIS ARC/INFO, ArcView
Status: Complete
Date:  1993
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Public Works and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Dump Sites

Data Summary Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator maintains a countywide inventory of permitted municipal dumps. 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 Sibley County Permitted Municipal Dump Sites
Data:   Permitted Dump Sites
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator
Pedigree (originator):  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

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 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 Sibley 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 Sibley County Federal Set Aside Acres
Data:   Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres
Format:  Electronic Database
Status: Complete Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Sibley County
Pedigree (originator):  Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Sibley 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 Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator maintains a countywide feedlot inventory. This inventory is continuously updated. 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.
Data Description Sibley County Feedlot Inventory
Data:   Feedlots
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator

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

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Ground Water Monitoring

Data Summary The Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator conducted a survey of well water quality in ten townships from 1991 to 1992. The Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator participates with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) to offer a countywide well water nitrate testing program since 1998.
Data Description Sibley County Well Water Nitrate Testing Clinic
Data:   Well Water Nitrate Testing
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):  Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)

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 Sibley County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Manure Application Acres

Data Summary The Sibley County Feedlot Officer and Water Plan Coordinator maintain the records of manure applied acres associated with permitted feedlots. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes manure application data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description Sibley County Manure Application Inventory
Data:   Manure Applied Acres
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map/GIS ArcView
Status: In Progress
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator and Feedlot Officer

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 No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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On Site Septic Systems

Data Summary Sibley County Environmental Services maintains a countywide permitted septic system inventory. 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 Sibley County Permitted On Site Septic Systems
Data:   Permitted On Site Septic Systems
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Ongoing
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Sibley County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Environmental Services

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
Data Description
Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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Precipitation Monitoring

Data Summary Sibley 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 Sibley 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):  Sibley 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 Sibley County Planning and Zoning holds information about countywide parks.
Data Description Sibley County Parks
Data:   County Parks
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Sibley County Planning and Zoning
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Planning and Zoning

Comments Sibley County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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State Set Aside Acres

Data Summary Sibley 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 Sibley County State Set Aside Acres
Data:   State Set Aside Acres (RIM)
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Sibley County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley 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 Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator maintains a countywide sealed well inventory. The Sibley County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) holds records of wells sealed through a countywide cost share program completed in 1998. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes sealed well information collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators.
Data Description Sibley County Sealed Well Inventory
Data:   Sealed Wells
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Water Plan Coordinator

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 No surface water quality monitoring data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Sibley County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring

Data Summary No surface water quantity (flow) monitoring data available or inventoried for this minor watershed.
Data Description
Comments Sibley County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Storage Tanks

Data Summary Sibley County Environmental Services maintains a countywide permitted storage tank inventory. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data collected through personal interviews with landowner/operators about underground storage tanks.
Data Description Sibley County Permitted Storage Tanks Inventory
Data:   Permitted Storage Tanks
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Current
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Sibley County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Environmental Services

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.
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

Comments Sibley County: No countywide data available or inventoried.

Last update 2/99
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Wetlands

Data Summary The Sibley County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) completed a countywide farmed wetland inventory in 1997. MRAP Land Use Assessment - Level III includes data from DNR designated wetlands used in the land cover/land use assessment.
Data Description Sibley County Farmed Wetland Inventory
Data:   Farmed Wetlands
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1997
Source (contact):   Sibley County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator):  Sibley County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)

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

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99
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List of Minor Watershed 33096 Projects

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

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

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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