MRBDC Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Program

MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN DATA CENTER


Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Program



Minor watershed number(s):   23019, 23020, 23021, 23022, 23023, 23024, 23025, 23026, 23027, 23031, 23032, 23033, 23034, 23035, 23036, 23037, 23038, 23046, 23051, 23052

The project area is the Perkins Lake watershed which includes all or portions of the following minor watersheds: 23019, 23020, 23021, 23022, 23023, 23024, 23025, 23026, 23027, 23031, 23032, 23033, 23034, 23035, 23036, 23037, 23038, 23046, 23051, and 23052. These minor watersheds are located within the Pomme de Terre River Major Watershed.

The Perkins Lake project was completed through the MPCA - Lake Assessment Program (LAP) in 1992. A LAP report includes general information about a lake's trophic status, factors (such as land cover/land use or point source pollution potential) affecting nutrient input to the lake, fisheries health, water quality, historical trend analysis, and watershed assessment modeling. The Perkins Lake LAP is a cooperative effort of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Perkins Lake Improvement Association.

Biological Monitoring

Data Summary Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes biological monitoring data from phytoplankton and zooplankton analysis.
Data Description Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)

Data:   Biological Samples
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

On Site Septic Systems

Data Summary Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes data from a septic system survey mailed to 26 Perkins Lake property owners to gather basic information regarding the status of septic systems on the lake.
Data Description Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data:   Septic System Survey
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Perkins Lake Association
Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

Precipitation Monitoring

Data Summary Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes precipitation data collected during the 1992 water year by the Perkins Lake Association.
Data Description Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data:   Precipitation Monitoring
Format:  Hard Copy File
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Perkins Lake Association
Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

Surface Water Quality Monitoring

Data Summary Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes surface water quality data collected five times from two in-lake sites during the spring and summer of 1992. Analysis includes the following parameters: nutrients, color, solids, pH, alkalinity, turbidity, conductivity, chloride, chlorophyll-a, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and transparency measurements.
Data Description Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data:   Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Format:  Hard Copy File/Map/STORET
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Perkins Lake Association
Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

Surface Water Quantity (Flow) Monitoring

Data Summary Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes lake level data collected throughout 1992 by a volunteer reader from the Perkins Lake Improvement Association.
Data Description Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data:   Surface Water Quantity Monitoring
Format:  Hard Copy File/STORET
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Perkins Lake Improvement Association
Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

Watershed Assessment

Data Summary Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP) includes data from a watershed assessment which used the MINLEAP and Reckow and Simpson models to estimate water quality of Perkins Lake based on morphometry and watershed characteristics. These computer models provide a means to compare measured water quality of a lake to predicted water quality.
Data Description Perkins Lake - Lake Assessment Project (LAP)
Data:   Watershed Assessment
Format:  Hard Copy File/STORET
Status: Complete
Date:  1992
Source (contact):   Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Pedigree (originator):  Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Comments No additional comments.
Last update 2/99

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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