MRBDC Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)


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Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)



Major watershed number(s):   32

The project area includes all minor watersheds within the Le Sueur River Major Watershed.

The Le Sueur River Implementation Framework is a Phase I - Diagnostic Clean Water Partnership Project funded in 1995 and sponsored by the South Central Minnesota County Comprehensive Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP). Contributing sponsors are: Blue Earth County, Faribault County Freeborn County, LeSueur County, Steele County, Waseca County, US Geologic Survey, City of Mankato, and Mankato State University. The project area is the Le Sueur River Major Watershed. The purpose of this project is to assess the contribution of the Le Sueur River to the pollution load of the Minnesota River and provide proper management to reduce sedimentation and loss of nutrients from the watershed. This project is currently underway.




Feedlots

Data Summary Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes a partial inventory of feedlot data gathered by county personnel.
Data Description Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Feedlots
Format:  Electronic Database
Status: In Progress
Date:  1999
Source (contact):   County Offices
Pedigree (originator):  County Offices

Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

Land Cover / Land Use

Data Summary Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I-Diagnostic (CWP) includes land cover/land use data developed by the Water Resources Center using 1989 Minnesota Land Use GIS data and updated it with National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) roads, and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) 1996 CRP data.
Data Description Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I-Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Land Cover/Land Use
Format:  GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date:  1998
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Land Management Information Center (LMIC)

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99

Precipitation Monitoring

Data Summary Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) gathered precipitation data under the direction of the SCMCCWPP Technical Committee and involved 178 readers in a High Density Rain Gauge Monitoring Network. Using State Climatology methodology, precipitation data from 13 county rain guage readers and outlying counties was modeled.
Data Description Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Precipitation Monitoring
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1996
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  State Climatology Office, Counties and volunteer rain guage readers

Comments Go to the Minnesota State Climatology Web Site for historical precipitation data.
Last update 2/99

Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Data Summary Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quality data collected at primary sites by USGS personnel, at secondary sites by Water Resources Center personnel, and at tertiary sites by local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and County Water Planners. Water quality parameters included nutrients and total suspended solids (TSS) and other physical and chemical properties.
Data Description Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Surface Water Quality Montoring
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1996
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  USGS, Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato , County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and County Water Planners

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99

Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring

Data Summary Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I-Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quantity data collected at primary and secondary sites by the USGS and tertiary sites by the Water Resources Center. Hydrographs and total discharge for the sampling period were developed for each site.
Data Description Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I-Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Stream Flow Monitoring
Format:  Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1996
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato and USGS

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99

Watershed Assessment

Data Summary Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a watershed assessment currently being completed by the Water Resources Center and the Le Sueur WILL Committee using data collected by county offices and state and federal agencies.
Data Description Le Sueur River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data:   Watershed Assessment
Format:  GIS ARC/INFO
Status: In Progress
Date:  1999
Source (contact):   Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator):  Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato, County Offices, Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and MPCA

Comments No additional comments.

Last update 2/99

DISCLAIMER

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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