Minor watershed number(s): 28031, 28033
The project area included minor watersheds 28031 and 28033 located in the Middle Minnesota River Major Watershed within Blue Earth and Le Sueur Counties.
The Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project was a Phase I - Diagnostic, MPCA Clean Water Partnership Project funded in 1993 and completed in 1995. This Clean Water Partnership is sponsored by the Le Sueur and Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners with contributions from the following participants: Lake Washington Improvement Association, Camp Patterson Committee of the Downtown Kiwanis Club, Le Sueur County Extension Office, Le Sueur and Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Le Sueur County Natural Resource Conservation Service, Le Sueur County Community Health Office, residents of the watershed, the Water Resources Center at Mankato State University, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the Department of Natural Resources. The purpose of this project is to investigate the impacts of watershed loading to Lake Washington. The Phase I Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project completed a monitoring and assessment program of the lake and its watershed in 1994.
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Land Cover / Land Use
| Data Summary |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a land use/land cover survey mapped by the MPCA in 1994 using data collected by Le Sueur and Blue Earth County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff. |
| Data Description |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Land Cover/Land Use
Format: GIS Other
Status: Complete
Date: 1994
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Blue Earth and Le Sueur County Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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On Site Septic Systems
| Data Summary |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a septic system survey of the shoreland zoned area and those residences within 1000 feet of it. This survey was conducted by the Le Sueur County Planning and Zoning Office |
| Data Description |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: On Site Septic Systems
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1994
Source (contact): Le Sueur County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator): Le Sueur County Environmental Services
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Precipitation Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes precipitation data collected from 1992 - 1994. |
| Data Description |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Precipitation Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1994
Source (contact): Le Sueur County Planning and Zoning
Pedigree (originator): Le Sueur County Planning and Zoning
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Recreation and Natural Areas
| Data Summary |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from recreation and natural areas mapped by the MPCA in 1994. A Wildlife Habitat GIS map was created for the Lake Washington CWP Project area in 1994 by the MPCA. |
| Data Description |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Recreation and Natural Areas
Format: GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1994
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Le Sueur County Planning and Zoning
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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 |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes surface water quality data collected bi-weekly at in-lake sites during the 1994 sampling season. Analysis included the following parameters: Nitrite/Nitrate, Ammonia, Ortho-Phosphorus, Total Phosphorus, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Chloride, Alkalinity, Turbidity, and pH. Collection of in-flow water quality samples occurred for storm event and baseline conditions during the 1994 sampling season. Analysis included the following parameters: Total Phosphorus, Soluble Phosphorus, Nitrite/Nitrate, Ammonia, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and Total Volatile Solids. |
| Data Description |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: In-flow and In-lake Water Quality
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1994
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): Le Sueur County Environmental Services 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 Quantity (Flow) Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes baseline and storm event surface water quantity data collected during the 1994 sampling season. |
| Data Description |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Baseline and Storm Event Surface Water Quantity
Format: Electronic Database/Hard Copy Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1994
Source (contact): Water Resources Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Pedigree (originator): Le Sueur County Planning and Zoning
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Watershed Assessment
| Data Summary |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from a watershed assessment completed by the MPCA using information collected by Blue Earth and Le Sueur Counties, the Water Resources Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and other contributors. |
| Data Description |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Watershed Assessment
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1995
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Wetlands
| Data Summary |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP) includes data from drained wetlands identified in the project area in 1995. |
| Data Description |
Lake Washington Water Quality Improvement Project, Phase I - Diagnostic (CWP)
Data: Drained Wetlands
Format: GIS ARC/INFO
Status: Complete
Date: 1994
Source (contact): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator): Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
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| Comments |
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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