Minor watershed number(s): 28033
The project area is the Duck Lake subshed of minor watershed 28033 located in the Middle Minnesota River Major Watershed within Blue Earth County.
The Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project was a Phase I - Diagnostic, MPCA Clean Water Partnership Project funded in 1990 and completed in 1994. The project is sponsored by Blue Earth County and the following are contributing sponsors: Duck Lake Preservation Association, Duck Lake Implementation Steering Committee, Department of Natural Resources, and the Water Resources Center at Mankato State University. The purpose of this project is to characterize nutrient input to the lake as well as in-lake nutrient loading through continued monitoring by the Citizen Lake Monitoring Program, in-lake and storm event monitoring, macrophyte, sediment, and plankton nutrient biomass analysis, septic system study, and land cover/land use survey. .
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Ground Water Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from monitoring ground water in the littoral zone of the lake to determine its contribution to the eutrophication of Duck Lake. Sample analysis includes nitrates and phosphorus. |
| Data Description |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Ground Water Monitoring
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): 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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Land Cover / Land Use
| Data Summary |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes land cover/land use data from the Minnesota River Assessment Project (MRAP). These data were used as the base for the Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project. MRAP land cover/land use data were updated by the Blue Earth County SWCD and mapped by the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato. |
| Data Description |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Land Cover/Land Use
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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On Site Septic Systems
| Data Summary |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a study of Duck Lake septic systems completed by the Blue Earth County Environmental Services during 1990 -1991. |
| Data Description |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: On Site Septic Systems
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Blue Earth County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator): Blue Earth County Environmental Services
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Precipitation Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes precipitation monitoring data. |
| Data Description |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Precipitation Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): 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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Surface Water Quality Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quality data from in-flow and in-stream water quality samples collected during storm event and baseline flow conditions in 1991. Sample analysis includes the following parameters: Nitrite/Nitrate, Ammonia, Soluble Phosphorus, Ortho-Phosphorus, Total Phosphorus, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Sediment Loss on Ignition, Chloride, Fecal Coliform Bacteria, Chlorophyll (a), Alkalinity, Total Suspended Solids, Total Suspended Volatile Solids, and pH. |
| Data Description |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: In-Flow And In-Stream Water Quality
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): 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 Quantity (Flow) Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes flow, stage, and lake level data collected during storm events and baseline conditions in 1992. |
| Data Description |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Flow, Stage and Lake Level Readings
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): 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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Watershed Assessment
| Data Summary |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a watershed assessment of the Duck Lake subshed of minor watershed 28033. |
| Data Description |
Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Watershed Assessment
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1991
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): 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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