Major watershed number(s): 27
The project area includes all minor watersheds within the Redwood River Major Watershed (27).
The Redwood River Clean Water Project is a Phase II - Implementation, MPCA Clean Water Partnership Project. This six year project was initiated in 1994 is a local effort to restore the Redwood River and Lake Redwood. The project sponsor is the Redwood Cottonwood Rivers Control Area (RCRCA) and the following are project cooperators: County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Lake Redwood Improvement Association, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects Inc. (AREA II), Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and Minnesota Extension Service (MES). The purpose of this implementation project is to address the factors influencing water quality in the Redwood River and Lake Redwood through the promotion and application of best management practices (BMP's) on agricultural lands.
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects
| Data Summary |
Redwood River Clean Water Project (RRCWP), Phase II - Implementation (CWP) includes data from an ongoing effort to implement a variety of best management practices (BMPs) through out the watershed. The following BMPs have been implemented in the watershed since 1994: grassed waterways, sediment control basins, waste management plans, multi-purpose dams, riparian buffer strips, wetlands restorations, and conservation tillage practices. |
| Data Description |
Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP)
Data: BMP Focus Projects
Format: Electronic Database
Status: In Progress
Date: 1999
Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator): County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) personnel and RCRCA staff
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Precipitation Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) includes precipitation data collected at various sites throughout the Redwood River Major Watershed since 1994. |
| Data Description |
Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP)
Data: Precipitation Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1999
Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator): Member County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) includes surface water quality data collected at three sites in the watershed and two sites in Lake Redwood since 1994. Storm event and baseline samples have been collected from each of the sites and analyzed for the following parameters: Total Suspended Solids, Total Phosphorus, Nitrate-Nitrogen, Ammmonia, and Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen. In-lake samples have been monitored for these additional parameters: Volatile Suspended Solids, Orthophosphorus, and Bacteria. Monitoring taken in the field include: Dissolved Oxygen, Conductivity, Water Temperature, and Secchi Disk (lake transparency) readings. |
| Data Description |
Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP)
Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: In Progress
Date: 1999
Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP) includes data from stage and lake level measurements taken whenever stream or lake samples were collected. |
| Data Description |
Redwood River Clean Water Project, Phase II - Implementation (CWP)
Data: Surface Water Quantity Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: In Progress
Date: 1999
Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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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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