Major watershed number(s): 29
The project area includes all minor watersheds within the Cottonwood River Major Watershed.
The Cottonwood River Restoration Project is a Phase I - Diagnostic, MPCA Clean Water Partnership Project, funded in 1996 through 1999. The project sponsor is the Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area and the following are contributing sponsors: Brown, Cottonwood, Lyon, Murray, and Redwood Counties and Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Minnesota State University at Mankato, U. S. Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, Board of Water and Soil Resources, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The goals of this diagnostic study are (as listed in the diagnostic study workplan) 1) to define characteristics of specific pollutants, the processes affecting their transport, and appropriate measures to reduce their delivery to the Cottonwood River, 2) to establish priority management areas within the watershed based upon relative contributions made to the total sediment and nutrient load in the river, and 3) to understand attitudes and behavior of watershed residents and interest groups in relation to water quality and measures for its protection.
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Feedlots
| Data Summary |
Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a partial feedlot inventory completed in 1998. The inventory includes feedlot information from Redwood, Cottonwood, and Brown Counties. |
| Data Description |
Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Feedlot Inventory
Format: GIS ArcView
Status: Complete
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator): Redwood, Cottonwood, and Brown Counties and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Surface Water Quality Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quality data collected from ten sites in the Cottonwood River Watershed in 1997 and five sites in 1998. Collection of storm event and baseline samples occurred using automated samplers and grab sample techniques. Sample analysis includes the following parameters: Total Suspended Solids, Total Suspended Volatile Solids, Ammonia, Nitrate/Nitrite-Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Phosphate, Total Phosphorus, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Fecal Coliform, Total Coliform, and Fecal Streptococci. Parameters measured in the field include Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature, and pH. |
| Data Description |
Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1998
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 |
Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quantity data collected from sampling sites during 1997 and 1998 sampling seasons using automated flow monitors and manual discharge measurements. |
| Data Description |
Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Surface Water Quanity Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator): U. S. Geologic Survey (USGS) 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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Watershed Assessment
| Data Summary |
Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) is completing a watershed assessment for this project using the Geographic Information System (GIS), the Tailored Integrated Stream/Watershed Assessment (TISWA) and a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Survey from 1989. |
| Data Description |
Cottonwood River Restoration Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Watershed Assessment
Format: Electronic Database
Status: In Progress
Date: 1999
Source (contact): Redwood, Cottonwood, Rivers Control Area (RCRCA)
Pedigree (originator): RCRCA, MPCA, Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) and Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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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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