LAC QUI PARLE RIVER MAJOR WATERSHED





GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

MAPS AND DATA




ABOUT THIS SECTION

         This section contains Geographical Information Systems (GIS) data and maps of the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   Any or all GIS data files contained in this section may be freely downloaded to your system.   Each GIS data file has a corresponding map that will allow you to view the data file before downloading, a data dictionary that describes the feature attribute table, and a metadata file that will give you information on the source, quality, spatial organization, attributes, and geographic organization of the data file.   The compressed file size and uncompressed file size are provided for each data file.   Please contact MRBDC staff if you have questions or updated information about data contained in this section.   All comments are appreciated.




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DISCLAIMER


These data have been developed and used 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 data, the related maps or analysis created from such data; nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty.   The Water Resources Center continues to update or correct data when necessary.





Hydrography    ( watersheds, streams, lakes, wetlands )
Civil, Political, and Public Land Survey Boundaries    ( county, township, section, city )
Transportation    ( Interstate, US, State, County, Township, and city roads )
Monitoring Sites    ( USGS, MPCA )
Natural Resources Classification Systems    ( Agroecoregions, Ecoregion, Ecosystem )






major24    [ Major Watershed ]
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       The Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed is one of 12 major watersheds in the Minnesota River Basin.   This data file was constructed from the mshed24 data file (below) and contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     40 K     118 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     64 K     300 K


mshed24    [ Minor Watersheds ]
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       The Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed is divided into 78 minor watersheds.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to delineate and digitize these data.   This file contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     310 K     810 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     299 K     1390 K


stream24    [ Streams ]
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       The Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed has over 1400 miles of streams within the state of Minnesota.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   This data file contains all streams present on these source maps for the state of Minnesota.   Stream lines are not connected through lake or wetland features.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     954 K     2726 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     1298 K     6415 K


lake24    [ Lakes and other water bodies ]
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       The Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed has over 4000 acres of open water within the state of Minnesota.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   This data file contains all water bodies present on these source maps for the state of Minnesota.  

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     205 K     591 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     357 K     1488 K


nwi24p    [ National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) ]
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       The Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed contains over 25,000 acres of various wetland types within the state of Minnesota.   U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) 7.5 minute quadrangle data files were processed to produce these data.   This data file contains the polygon features and attributes of NWI for the state of Minnesota.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     5334 K     8761 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     4170 K     14680 K


nwi24m    [ National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) ]
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       This data file is similar to nwi24p (above).   The minor watershed (mshed24) file is joined with the nwi24p file to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This file contains the combined polygons and attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     5688 K     9539 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     4535 K     16121 K


nwi24a    [ National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) ]
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       U.S. Fish and Wildlife National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) 7.5 minute quadrangle data files were processed to produce these data.   This data file contains only the line features and attributes of NWI.   Each line contains the identity of the minor watershed in which it is located.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     1253 K     2499 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     1415 K     4889 K


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sec24    [ Minnesota Public Land Survey Sections ]
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       This data file contains Minnesota Public Land Survey sections for the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   All PLS section lines present on these source maps are included for the state of Minnesota.   Section lines that are not present on the source maps (eg.. across lakes or wetland complexes) were added to complete each polygon.   This data file contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     103 K     422 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     288 K     1496 K

sec24m    [ Minnesota Public Land Survey Sections ]
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       This data file is similar to sec24 (above).   The minor watershed (mshed24) file is joined with the sec24 file to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined polygons and attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     405 K     1404 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     713 K     3541 K


twp24    [ Minnesota Political Townships ]
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       This data file contains Minnesota Public Land Survey townships for the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   All PLS township lines present on these source maps are included for the state of minnesota.   Township lines that are not present on the source maps (eg.. across lakes or wetland complexes) were added to complete each polygon.   This data file contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     47 K     149 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     92 K     447 K


twp24m    [ Minnesota Political Townships ]
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       This data file is similar to twp24 (above).   The minor watershed (mshed24) file is joined with the twp24 file to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined polygons and attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     334 K     913 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     346 K     1668 K


co24    [ Minnesota Political Counties ]
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       This data file contains Minnesota counties for the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps were used as source maps on which to digitize these data.   All county lines present on these source maps are included for the state of Minnesota.   County lines that are not present on the source maps (eg.. across lakes or wetland complexes) were added to complete each polygon.   This data file contains both polygon and line attributes.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     41 K     128 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     78 K     383 K


co24m    [ Minnesota Political County ]
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       This data file is similar to co24 (above).   The minor watershed (mshed24) file is joined with the co24 file to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined polygons and attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     329 K     859 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     307 K     1486 K


muni24    [ Minnesota Municipal or Incorporated areas ]
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       This data file contains Minnesota Municipalities or Incorporated areas for the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   These data are selected from the State of Minnesota BaseMap '98 (Mn/DOT) "MUNI" data file.   The data file includes total incorporated areas for each municipality that is not entirely contained within the major watershed.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     8 K     36 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     35 K     169 K


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hwy24    [ Interstate, US, and Minnesota state highways ]
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       This data file contains Interstate, US, and Minnesota State highways for the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   These data are selected from the State of Minnesota BaseMap '98 (Mn/DOT) "HWY" data file in which the dynamic segmentation route model is used.   The "HWY" data file has been modified with the ROUTEARC and CLEAN commands for the purpose of transferring highway names to the arc attribute table (.aat).

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     12 K     54 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     40 K     195 K


hwy24m    [ Interstate, US, and Minnesota state highways ]
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       This data file is similar to hwy24 (above).   An identity has been performed with the minor watershed (mshed24) file for the purpose of joining the unique five digit minor watershed ID to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     16 K     76 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     45 K     222 K


roads24    [ Highways, Roads, and Streets ]
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       This data file contains all roads from the State of Minnesota BaseMap 98 (Mn/DOT) for the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   Road types include: Interstate, US highways, Minnesota State highways, County State-aid highway, County roads, Township roads, and city streets.  

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     165 K     910 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     206 K     1349 K


roads24m    [ Highways, Roads, and Streets ]
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       This data file is similar to roads24 (above).   An identity has been performed with the minor watershed (mshed24) file for the purpose of joining the unique five digit minor watershed ID to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.   This data file contains the combined attributes of both files.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     213 K     1191 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     264 K     1696 K


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usgsqw24    [ USGS water quality monitoring sites ]
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       This data file contains point locations for USGS water quality monitoring sites within the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     6 K     37 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     7 K     39 K


usgssw24    [ USGS surface water monitoring sites ]
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       This data file contains point locations for USGS surface water monitoring sites within the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     7 K     38 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     8 K     41 K


pcabio24    [ MPCA biological monitoring sites ]
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       This data file contains point locations for MPCA biological monitoring sites within the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     5 K     33 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     6 K     36 K


pcamon24    [ MPCA surface water monitoring sites ]
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       This data file contains point locations for MPCA surface monitoring sites within the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     5 K     33 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     6 K     35 K


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agroec24    [ Agroecoregions ]
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       This data file contains Agroecoregions within the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   The minor watershed (mshed24) file is joined to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     334 K     882 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     336 K     1571 K


dnrecs24    [ DNR Ecosystems ]
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       This data file contains Minnesota DNR Ecosystems within the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   The minor watershed (mshed24) file is joined to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     312 K     842 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     268 K     1338 K


ecoreg24    [ MPCA Ecoregions ]
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       This data file contains Minnesota Ecoregions within the Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed.   The minor watershed (mshed24) file is joined to facilitate ArcView users in the reselection process.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     312 K     814 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     306 K     1402 K


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q24m24    [ USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles ]
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       The Lac qui Parle River Major Watershed is contained within 27 U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute series topographic maps fot the state of Minnesota.   This data file contains boundaries and polygon attributes for the quadrangle maps.

File Type     Compressed     Uncompressed
ArcView SHAPE     29 K     101 K
ARC/INFO EXPORT     61 K     287 K


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