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The Minnesota Valley in the Ice Age

Upham, Warren
Written by an assistant on the Geological and Natural History survey of Minnesota, this paper discusses the geological origins of the Minnesota River Valley. After providing a general view of the modern-day makeup of the valley (e.g., rock formations, bluffs, and tributaries), the author explores in more depth its condition during and after the Ice Age.
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Geological and Natural History
Geological Origins
Ice Age
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Minnesota River: Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting a report of the result of the examination and survey of the Minnesota River

Warren, General G.K.
Compiled by General G.K. Warren of the early Army Corps of Engineers, this document is the final report on a survey of the Minnesota River authorized by Congress to determine the river's navigability. Part I consists of an account of river surveys conducted by Warren in 1866 and 1867, along with a listing of various other sources of information such as reports by Long, Featehrstonhaugh, Nicollet, and Carver. Part II discusses important physical features of the Minnesota River, including its oversized valley.
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Army Corps of Engineers
General G.K. Warren
Minnesota River Navigability
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Blue Earth River Water Quality Segment Plan

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency- Division of Water Quality
This management plan, one of a series of river-segment plans prepared to fulfill the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, was intended to develop an implantation strategy for improving water quality in the Blue Earth River subbasin o f the Minnesota River. The plan includes a description of the area (location and boundaries, water-quality classification), point-source discharges (municipal, industrial, and livestock feedlot), and an abatement schedule for noncompliant dischargers. A river-segment map is appended.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
Point-Source Discharges
Water Quality
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Le Sueur River Water Quality Segment Plan

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency- Division of Water Quality
Part of a series of segment plans prepared to satisfy the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, this plan was intended to develop an implementation strategy for water-quality improvement in the Le Sueur River, a subbasin of the Minnesota River. The plan includes a description of the area (location, classification), point dischargers (municipal, industrial, and livestock feedlot), and an abatement schedule for noncompliant dischargers. A river-segment map is appended.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972
Water Quality Improvements
Oint Dischargers
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A Plan for Recreational Trails in the Minnesota River Valley

Itasca Engineering, Inc.
This preliminary engineering feasibility report for a system of recreational trails in the Minnesota River Valley from Fort Snelling to Le Sueur. Following a brief summary of considerations and a description of phases of trail development, the report consists of a series of river maps depicting the following: land use, recreational facilities s and historical units, land values and flood plain, and phases I-VI of trail development.
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Recreational Trails
Fort Snelling
Trail Development
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A Survey and Analysis of 24 Rivers in Minnesota: For the Purpose of Recommending Those Which Should be Considered as the Minnesota Recreational River System

Midwest Planning and Research, Inc., and St. Paul Office of U.S.G.S.
This survey of twenty-four Minnesota rivers, including the Minnesota, was conducted to determine physical characteristics and eligibility for inclusion in a state recreational river system. The study recommended that the Minnesota not be included in the system because the degree of development along its banks removed it from wilderness-river consideration and the nature of its flow meant that it is only intermittently canoeable.
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Canoe
River Characteristics
State Recreational River System
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Analysis of the Minnesota River Valley Trail

Minnesota State Planning Agency
The report contains recommendations on location, dimension, and types of trails for the Minnesota River Valley trail system along the lower river. Part I includes brief descriptions of the physical character of the valley and its history. Previous recreation proposals for the trail system are reviewed in detail, as well as existing trail program (especially the status of land acquisition) at the time of publication.
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Trail
Trail Characteristics
Recreation Proposals
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Overall Plan: Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District In Parts of Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, and Yellow Medicine Counties

Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District
This overall plan was designed to provide a basis for the conservation, preservation, and development of water resources in the Lac Qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed District. The plan includes a description of the district (e.g., location, geology, and sub-watersheds), district objectives, watershed problems and plans for solution (e.g., flood control, drainage, and water quality), and the policy under which works of improvement are pursued. Various maps are appended.
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Lac qui Parle
Yellow Bank
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Lac qui Parle-Yellow Bank Watershed
Watershed Projects
Watershed Problems
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Yellow Medicine River Watershed: Recommendations for Streamflow and Habitat Protection

Terry, Karen
This report presents recommendations for streamflow and habitat protection for the Yellow Medicine River watershed, as part of the Minnesota department of Natural Resources Stream Habitat Program. It includes a watershed profile (general characteristics, hydrology, and resource values), study methodology (site and transect selection, field data, and computer modeling), resulting and discussion, restoration opportunities, and conclusions. The report is quite technical, including numerous charts and graphs.
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Yellow Medicine
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Yellow Medicine River Watershed
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Stream Habitat Program
Watershed Profile
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Project River Bend: Six county Minnesota River Management Plan (Le Sueur, Nicollet, Brown, Renville, Redwood, Blue Earth)

Lutzi, Phil R
This management plan, regulating land use along the Minnesota River between Franklin and Le Sueur, was written by representative so the six counties bordering the river segment as an alternative to the department of Natural Resources proposed plan. Background sections provide information on the Minnesota River Valley history, natural characteristics, demography, and land use. The management methods (local zoning and cooperative recreation management), and includes discussions of specific policies, administration, enforcement, and implantation.
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Management Plan
Minnesota River Valley History
Zoning and Cooperative Recreation Management
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