Major watershed number(s): 30, 31
The project area includes all minor watersheds within the Blue Earth and Watonwan River Major Watersheds.
The Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework is a Phase I - Diagnostic, MPCA Clean Water Partnership Project. The project began in 1995 and is sponsored by the South Central Minnesota County Comprehensive Water Planning Project (SCMCCWPP). Contributing sponsors are: Blue Earth County, Brown County, Cottonwood County, Faribault County, Freeborn County, Jackson County, Martin County, Watonwan County, US Geological Survey, City of Mankato, and Minnesota State University, Mankato. The purpose of this project is to assess the Blue Earth and Watonwan Rivers’ contribution to the pollution load of the Minnesota River and provide proper management to reduce sedimentation and loss of nutrients from these watersheds.
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Feedlots
| Data Summary |
Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes a partial inventory of feedlot data gathered by county personnel. |
| Data Description |
Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Feedlots
Format: Electronic Database
Status: In Progress
Date: 1999
Source (contact): County Offices
Pedigree (originator): County Offices
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Land Cover / Land Use
| Data Summary |
Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes Minnesota Land Use GIS data which was acquired in 1989 by the Water Resources Center and updated with National Wetlands Inventory (NWI), Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) roads, and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) 1996 CRP data. |
| Data Description |
Blue Earth River Basin 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)
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Precipitation Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes precipitation data gathered by 178 readers in a High Density Rain Gauge Monitoring Network under the direction of the SCMCCWPP Technical Committee. Precipitation data from 13 county rain guage readers and outlying counties was used to model precipitation using State Climatology methodology. |
| Data Description |
Blue Earth River Basin 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
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Go to the Minnesota State Climatology Web Site for historical precipitation data.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Blue Earth River Basin 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. Sample analysis includes nutrients, total suspended solids (TSS) and other physical and chemical properties. |
| Data Description |
Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): USGS, Water Resources Center, County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Planners
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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 |
Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quantity monitoring at primary and secondary sites by the USGS and at the tertiary sites by the Water Resources Center. Hydrographs and total discharge for the sampling period were developed for all sites. |
| Data Description |
Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Surface Water Quantity 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
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Watershed Assessment
| Data Summary |
Blue Earth River Basin Implementation Framework, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a watershed assessment completed by the Water Resources Center and the Blue Earth and Watonwan WILL Committees using data collected by county offices and state and federal agencies. |
| Data Description |
Blue Earth River Basin 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 and Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), and MPCA
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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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