Minor watershed number(s): 26042, 26047
The study area includes minor watersheds 26042 and 26047 which are located in the Chippewa River Major Watershed.
The Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project is a locally based effort to cooperatively monitor and identify sources of polluted run-off in the Shakopee Creek Headwaters Watershed and to promote conservation practices which target water quality improvement and flood reduction through education and incentive-based programs. Planning for this project began in 1994, after the MPCA completed a Lake Assessment Report on Games and Norway Lakes which indicated a need for more information characterizing watershed nutrient inputs into the lakes. The study area is comprised of 48.6 square miles of land located upstream of the Lake Andrew Dam. Partners in the Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project include: Landowners in the Shakopee Creek Headwaters Watershed, Norway and Games Lake Lakes Association, Lake Andrew Association, Kandiyohi County, Kandiyohi Soil and Water Conservation District, Chippewa River Watershed Project, MN Department of Natural Resources, MN Pollution Control Agency, US Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Land Stewardship Project. The diagnostic phase of this project was completed in the fall of 1998. A report of the findings is currently in development.
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Best Management Practices (BMP) Focus Projects
| Data Summary |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes data from the Conservation Credit Initiative (CCI) program offered by Kandiyohi County in the project area. The CCI program provides tax credits to landowners implementing certain conservation practices on their land. The Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Kandiyohi County Lakes Association and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have also developed a program to offer cost share funds for planting trees and shrubs within 50 ft of the lakes in the project area. |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: BMP Focus Projects
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Dump Sites
| Data Summary |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes data from a dump site inventory of the project area developed by Kandiyohi County Environmental Services. |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: Dump Sites
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: In Progress
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Environmental Services
Pedigree (originator): Kandiyohi County Environmental Services
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Federal Set Aside Acres
| Data Summary |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes data from an inventory of federal set aside acres (CRP) in the project area completed by the Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: Federal Set Aside (CRP) Acres
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kandiyohi County
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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 |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes land cover/land use data collected by the Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) by sending a survey of views and land use practices to all farm operators within the project area. |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: Land Cover/Land Use
Format: Hard Copy File
Status: In Progress
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Manure Application Acres
| Data Summary |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes data from feedlot and manure management plans developed by the Kandiyohi County Extension Manure Specialist in cooperation with several landowners in the project area. |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: Manure Application
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: In Progress
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): University of Minnesota (U of M) - Extension Manure Specialist
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Precipitation Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes precipitation data collected by the Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in the project area from 1996 -1998 . |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: Precipitation Monitoring
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
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| Comments |
No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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State Set Aside Acres
| Data Summary |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes data from a Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) inventory of state set aside acres (RIM) in the project area. |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: State Set Aside Acres (RIM)
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete Current
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Kandiyohi 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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Surface Water Quality Monitoring
| Data Summary |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes surface water quality data collected from15 sampling sites during 5 storm events and 11 sites during storm event and baseline flow. Water quality has been monitored at the 26 sites throughout the project area since 1996. Samples are analyzed for nutrients, bacteria, and sediment content. |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: Surface Water Quality Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Complete
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Environmental Services and Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Pedigree (originator): Kandiyohi County Environmental Services and Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
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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 |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes surface water quantity data collected through continuous stream gage recorders located at two major inlets to the system and two other sites in the project area. |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: Surface Water Quantity Monitoring
Format: Electronic Database
Status: Complete
Date: 1998
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Environmental Services and Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Pedigree (originator): Kandiyohi County Environmental Services and Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
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No additional comments.
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Last update 2/99 |
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Wetlands
| Data Summary |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project includes data from an inventory of drained lake beds and several wetland restorations completed within the project area. |
| Data Description |
Shakopee Creek Headwaters Project
Data: Wetland Restorations
Format: Hard Copy File/Map
Status: Complete
Date: 1994
Source (contact): Kandiyohi County Environmental Services and Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD)
Pedigree (originator): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
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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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