Monitoring
MONITORING VIDEOS
Who monitors water quality in the Minnesota River Basin? (02:35 minutes)
What monitoring equipment is used in the Minnesota River Basin? (02:08)
Why is water quality monitoring important in the Minnesota River Basin? (01:38)
What are the major water quality problems in the Minnesota River Basin? (01:53)
How does water quality in the Minnesota River Basin compare with other basins in the state? (01:35)
What is the current condition of water quality in the Minnesota River Basin? (00:58)
Is Minnesota River Basin water quality improving? (01:17)
Is there a difference in water quality among the tributaries of the Minnesota River Basin? (02:03)
What is the significance of the water quality in the Greater Blue Earth River? (01:38)
Do any water quality monitoring results in the Minnesota River Basin stand out? (01:58)
Have you noticed a difference since monitoring water quality in the Minnesota River Basin? (01:18)
MEET THE EXPERT
Pat Baskfield – Hydrologist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
FACT SHEETS
Monitoring Overview (pdf)
FEATURES & MEDIA
360 Virtual Tour - Ravines and the Le Sueur River
Slideshow
MEET THE EXPERT
Pat Baskfield, Hydrologist, MPCA
RESOURCES
To Access Water Quality Monitoring Data:
State of the Minnesota River: Water Quality Monitoring Reports
DNR/MPCA Cooperative Stream Gaging (MPCA web link)
MPCA Water Quality Data: Environmental Data Access (MPCA web link)
USGS Surface Water Data (USGS web link)
MPCA Citizen Stream Monitoring Program (MPCA web link)
MPCA Citizen Lake Monitoring Program (MPCA web link)
305B Assessments of Stream Condition (MPCA web link)
MPCA Watershed Approach (MPCA web link)
Minnesota River Basin (MPCA web link)