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Citizen Lake-Monitoring Program: 1996 Report on the Transparency of Minnesota Lakes

The Citizen Lake-Monitoring Program (CLMP) was initiated as a cost-effective mechanism for obtaining basic water quality data for the lakes of Minnesota. CLMP involves asking citizens with an interest in a lake to take weekly transparency measurements. the readings are taken through the use of Secchi Disks. This data is then placed in the EPA's STORET database. 619 lakes in fifty-seven counties were monitored. The average transparency was found to be 9.8ft. A lake in St.

Comprehensive Master Plan for the Management of the Upper Mississippi River System

The Comprehensive Plan was produced in response to P.L. 95-502, Section 101. It addresses economic, environmental and recreational management of the Upper Mississippi River System. The primary focus is on the impacts of increased navigation in areas such as the lower reaches of the Minnesota River.

Water Resources of the Big Stone Lake Watershed, West-Central Minnesota

Cotter, R.D.
The Big Stone Lake Watershed is located in West-Central Minnesota. The hydrologic atlas describing the characteristics of the watershed contains four sheets. These sheets describe the water cycle, ground water, water quality, and surface water of the drainage area.

Water Resources of the Lower Minnesota River Watershed

Anderson, H.W. Jr.
The Lower Minnesota River Watershed is located in South-Central Minnesota. The hydrologic atlas describing the characteristics of the watershed contains three sheets. These sheets describe the water budget, ground water, and surface water of the drainage area.

Minnesota Ground Water Bibliography

Armstrong, D
This document is a listing of the publications that deal with Minnesota's ground water. It contains listings by region from the US. Geological Survey. Also, it contains ground water publications by agency/organization. This section contains listings for both primary ground water agencies and the other agencies that occasionally study ground water.

Blue Earth River Initiative Comprehensive

The local government units which reside in the Blue Earth River Watershed joined together to create the Blue Earth River Initiative (BERBI) Comprehensive Plan. The goals of this plan are to improve the water quality of the Blue Earth River Basin through the use of best management practices and to share water quality improvement strategies with others. It lists a series of objectives and actions BERBI plans to implement. Data collected during the Minnesota River Assessment Project and historical information is also included.

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