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Biological Monitoring
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Data Links
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)-Fish Consumption Advisory
Search Fish Consumption Advisory information by lake name
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)-Federal National Resources Inventory (NRI)
Access data from federal NRI
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)-Minnesota National Resources Inventory (NRI)
Access information from previous NRI in Minnesota
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Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)-Contaminants in Minnesota Fish
General information about fish contaminant monitoring in Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)-Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS)
Access rare and natural species information for the state of Minnesota
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BMP Focus Projects
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Information Links
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Federal Conservation Programs
Descriptions of federal conservation programs
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
Information about the Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Program
University of Minnesota (U of M) Extention Service
Tillage Best Management Practices for the Minnesota River Basin
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
Effective Best Management Practices that help control pests
Purdue University-Best Management Practice References
Search for Best Management Practices by audience and description
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Drainage
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Information Links
The Ohio State University-Bulletin
Facts on agricultural drainage in Minnesota in respects to flooding
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Dump Sites
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Data Links
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)-Minnesota Superfund site summary search
Search Superfund sites in Minnesota by county or site location
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)-Voluntary Investigation/Cleanup (VIC) site listings
Search VIC sites in Minnesota by county or site location
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No Current Links
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Feedlots and Manure Application
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Information Links
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) - Feedlots in Minnesota
State summary information
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) - Feedlot Water Quality Management Program
General information about the program.
University of Minnesota (U of M) Extension
Manure education and research site
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
Feedlot and Manure Management Directory
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Federal Set Aside Acres
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Data Links
National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Program Participation, acres enrolled, and type of acres enrolled in the CRP
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Farm Service Agency (FSA) - Federal Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
General information about the CREP
Farm Service Agency (FSA) - Federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
General information about the CRP
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) - Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
CRP Information Series
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Ground Water
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Information Links
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Ground Water
General information about monitoring programs
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Wellhead protection program information
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Drinking water protection activities in Minnesota
U S Geologic Survey (USGS)
Ground water resources and activities
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)- Nitrate in Well Water
General information about nitrates in well water
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Land Cover/Land Use
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Data Links
LMIC Minnesota Land Use and Cover -1990s Census of the Land
Access summaries of county land cover/land use information
Metropolitan Council GIS
Land cover/land use for metropolitan counties
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Information Links
University of Minnesota (U of M), Minnesota River Basin Page - Land Use
Land use statistics by county
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Minnesota National Resources Inventory (NRI)
Land cover/land trends, findings
Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
Land cover/land use maps, facts and figures by state
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On Site Septic Systems
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Information Links
University of Minnesota (U of M) Extension Service
Information about on site septic systems
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Information about individual sewage treatment systems (ISTS)
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Other
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Data Links
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)- GIS Data Deli
Spatial data aquisition
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Information Links
No Current Links
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Precipitation
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Data Links
Minnesota Climatology Working Group Homepage
Historical precipitation data
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Information Links
The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center (MARFC)
The theory behind river forecasting
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Recreation and Natural Areas
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Data Links
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - Maps
PRIM maps, parks, trails, lakes and other maps available from the DNR
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Information Links
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA)
Information about Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA) located throughout Minnesota
US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) - Region 3, Minnesota Homepage
Listing of wildlife refuges located throughout Minnesota
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Soils
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Data Links
USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Division - National SSURGO Database
Order Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) data
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Information Links
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Minnesota Soil Survey Information
Status of soil survey, digital soil survey, soil types by county, other general information concerning soils in Minnesota
University of Minnesota (U of M) - Minnesota River Basin Page
Major watershed maps of drainage groups, slope steepness and potential soil erosion
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State Set Aside Acres
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Information Links
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) - Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve Program
RIM Program information
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Storage Tanks
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Data Links
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) - Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST) Program
Searchable database of statewide LUST sites
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Information Links
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) - Storage Tanks Compliance and Assistance Program
General information about above and underground storage tank systems
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Surface Water
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Data Links
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Lake water quality assessment program (reports)
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - St. Paul District Water Control Center
Stream and reservoir monitoring in the Minnesota River Basin
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - Lake Finder
Search DNR database for lake survey reports
U S Geologic Survey (USGS) Minnesota Homepage - Water Resources Activities in Minnesota
Real-time streamflow data, studies, publications from the Minnesota Branch USGS Office
U S Geologic Survey (USGS) Water Resources of the United States
Access to real-time and historical data
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
River Level Reports
State Climatology Office - Lake Level Minnesota
Current lake level readings for 25 indicator lakes located throughout Minnesota.
Surface Water Unit of Minnesota DNR Waters - stream flow reports/hydrographs
Data related to current and past stream flow conditions throughout the state
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) - Citizen Lake Monitoring Program (CLMP)
Information about the program, CLMP application form
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) - Citizen Stream Monitoring Program (CSMP)
Information about the program, CSMP application form
University of Minnesota (U of M), Minnesota River Basin Page
Water quality overview for the Minnesota River Basin and water quality summaries for tributaries of the basin
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Watershed Assessment
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Information Links
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) - Minnesota River Basin
Information on the Minnesota River, its watersheds, pollutants and clean up efforts
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) - Clean Water Partnership (CWP) Program
General information about the Clean Water Partnership Program
Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
Know Your Watershed
Wells
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Data Links
Minnesota Geologic Survey - County Well Index (CWI)
Basic well information for approximately 205,000 wells drilled in Minnesota
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Information Links
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
General information about sealing unused wells
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Private Well Water Information
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Wetlands
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Information Links
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) - Minnesota Wetlands Conservation Planning Project
Access various PDF documents related to the Minnesota Wetlands Conservation Planning Project
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
WRP brochure, maps, facts, other information
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) - Wetland Conservation Act (WCA)
General information concerning the Wetland Conservation Act in Minnesota
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) - The Permanent Wetland Preserve (PWP) Program
General information concerning the PWP Program in Minnesota
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)- National Wetland Inventory
Infromation about the characteristics, extent and status of the Nation's wetland and deepwater habitats
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