MRBDC Watonwan Major Watershed Management Description
Watershed Management
Local Water Planning
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Blue Earth County Comprehensive Local Water Plan 1998-2007 |
Directory of County Water Planners in the Watonwan River Major Watershed
Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Watershed Organizations
| Blue Earth River Basin Implementation (BERBI) BERBI Coordinator - Linda Meschke phone: (507) 238-5449 |
| Blue Earth River Team (BERT) Department of Natural Resources Contact - Cathi Fouchi phone: (507) 389-6257 |
| Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Water Quality Joint Powers Board (BNCJPB) BNCJPB Coordinator - Bonnie Holz phone: (507) 931-4140 |
| Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board (MRBJPB) Executive Director - phone: (952) 361-6590 |
| South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP) Policy Committee Chairperson - Leo Bauer phone: (507) 237-2164 Technical Committee Chairperson - Bruce Johnson phone: (507) 375-1225 |
| Three Rivers Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) Chairperson - Joe Doherty phone: (507) 665-2828 |
| Watonwan River Watershed Team Watonwan River Watershed Coordinator - Bruce Johnson phone: (507) 375-1225 |
Watershed Projects
| Blue Earth River Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP). MPCA Phase I - Diagnostic Clean Water Partnership Project, 1995-1999. The project area is the Blue Earth River and Watonwan River Major Watersheds. Workplan. View, print or save this document as a PDF file (1704K). |
| Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP). MPCA, 1990. The project area includes special assessments performed in three individual study areas within Brown, Nicollet and Cottonwood Counties. The West Study Area, located within Brown and Cottonwood Counties, involves select minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the West Study Area included the following minor watersheds: 31035, 31054, 31055, 31056, 31057. |
| Brown-Nicollet-Cottonwood Ground Water Project Phase II - Implementation (CWP). MPCA, 1993. The project area includes special assessments that occurred within two of the three original study areas from the Phase I-Diagnostic Study within Brown, Nicollet and Cottonwood Counties. The West Study Area, located within Brown and Cottonwood Counties, involves select minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the West Study Area included the following minor watersheds: 31035, 31054, 31055, 31056, 31057. |
| Fish Lake - Lake Assessment Program. MPCA Lake Assessment Program (LAP), 1993. The project area is the Fish Lake lakeshed, a sub watershed of minor watershed 31009. |
| Lake Hanska - Lake Assessment Program. MPCA Lake Assessment Program (LAP), 1992. The project area is the Lake Hanska lakeshed which includes minor watersheds 31041, 31043, and 31053. |
| Lake Hanska Water Quality Improvement Project. BWSR and MPCA, 1995-1999. The project area is the Lake Hanska lakeshed, including minor watersheds 31041, 31043, and 31053. |
| Lake Hanska Watershed Wet Area Inventory. MDNR, 1997. The project area is the Lake Hanska lakeshed, including minor watersheds 31041, 31043, and 31053. |
| Long Lake - Lake Assessment Program. MPCA Lake Assessment Program (LAP), 1994. The project area is the Long Lake lakeshed, a sub watershed of minor watershed 31014. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Biological and Toxicological Assessment Diatom Assemblage Structure as an Indicator of Stream Habitat Condition in the Minnesota River Watershed. MPCA, 1993. The project area included 16 minor watersheds in the Minnesota River Basin. Within this major watershed, the project area included the following minor watersheds: 31015, 31058, 31047. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Biological and Toxicological Assessment Characterization of Sediments, Settleable Solids and Water Quality of Stormwater Runoff in the Minnesota River Watershed. MPCA, 1989-1992. The project area includes select minor watersheds and the main stem and tributaries of the Minnesota River. Within the major watershed, the project area included the following minor watersheds: 31015, 31058. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Biological and Toxicological Assessment Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Minnesota River Watershed. MPCA, 1989-1992. The project area includes 41 select assessment sites. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watersheds: 31015, 31047, 31058. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Biological and Toxicological Assessment A Fish Community Analysis of the Minnesota River Basin. MPCA, 1990-1992. The project area is 116 sites along the Minnesota River main stem and tributaries, and within select minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watersheds: 31047, 31058, 31021, 31051. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Land Use Assessment - Level II. NRCS, 1993. The project area includes ten minor watersheds located within the Blue Earth, Watonwan, and Le Sueur River major watersheds. Within the major watershed, the Level II Land Use Assessment project included minor watersheds: 31015, 31058. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Land Use Assessment - Level III. MPCA, 1990-1991. The Level III Land Use Assessment project area included 32 select minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watersheds: 31015, 31058. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Land Use Assessment - Level III (Revised Methodology). MPCA, 1991. The revised Level III Land Use Assessment project area included 5 additional minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watershed 31047. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Land Use Assessment - Level IV (Aerial Photography Study). MSU Water Resources Center, 1991. The Level IV Land Use Assessment project area involves ten select minor watersheds. Within the major watershed, the project included minor watersheds: 31015, 31058. |
| Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP) Physical and Chemical Assessment Selected Water Quality and Flow Data From Minor Watersheds in the Blue Earth River Basin. MPCA, 1991. The project area included eight minor watersheds selected in 1991, with two additional minor watersheds added in 1992. Within this major watershed, the project includes minor watersheds: 31015, 31058. |
| Mountain Lake Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP). MPCA, 1990-1991. The project area is minor watershed 31058. |
| Mountain Lake Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP). MPCA, 1992-1999. The project area is minor watershed 31058. |
| South Central Minnesota Comprehensive County Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP) Volunteer Rain Gage Reader Network. SCMCCWPP, 1992-present. The SCMCCWPP Volunteer Rain Gage Reader Network includes thirteen counties: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Steele, Waseca, and Watonwan. |
| St. James - Lake Assessment Program. MPCA Lake Assessment Program (LAP), 1990. The project area is St. James Lake lakeshed, a sub watershed of minor watershed 31020. |
| Watonwan River Dump/Erosion Site Survey . Watonwan County SWCD, 1993. This project area is the corridor of the Watonwan River in minor watersheds 31027, 31028, 31030, and 31040. |
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