Watershed Achievements Report
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Introduction <strong>Watershed</strong> <strong>Achievements</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2015<br />
Statewide intensive watershed monitoring schedule and progress<br />
Minnesota’s watershed approach starts with Intensive <strong>Watershed</strong> Monitoring (IWM) around the state. Because<br />
of MPCA’s monitoring efforts, combined with other local monitoring efforts, Minnesota is well on its way to a<br />
comprehensive assessment of the waters of the state on a 10-year cycle, wrapping up in 2018. The MPCA has<br />
now initiated or completed IWM in 69 of the state’s major watersheds – that is approximately 85% of the state’s<br />
watersheds. The level of effort of this monitoring and the amount and types of data being collected in this <strong>Watershed</strong><br />
Approach is well beyond that of past Intensive monitoring <strong>Watershed</strong> efforts. Monitoring<br />
Roseau R<br />
13 Two 15<br />
Rivers<br />
08<br />
Tamarac<br />
R<br />
13<br />
Grand<br />
Marais Cr<br />
12<br />
Snake R<br />
Red<br />
Lake R<br />
11 Thief R<br />
12<br />
14<br />
Clearwater R<br />
12<br />
Lake of<br />
the Woods<br />
17<br />
14<br />
Rapid R<br />
Red Lk<br />
Lower Rainy<br />
17<br />
10<br />
Big Fork R<br />
16<br />
08<br />
Rainy Lake<br />
Little<br />
Fork R<br />
15<br />
Vermilion R<br />
Rainy Headwaters<br />
14<br />
13<br />
Lk Superior (N)<br />
08<br />
Upper<br />
Red R<br />
Minnesota R<br />
(Headwaters)<br />
Upper Big<br />
Sioux R<br />
Lower Big<br />
Sioux R<br />
Sandhill R<br />
Marsh R<br />
14<br />
14 Wild Rice R<br />
Buffalo R<br />
09<br />
Bois De<br />
Sioux R<br />
10<br />
Mustinka R<br />
10<br />
Pomme<br />
de<br />
Terre R<br />
11<br />
11<br />
15<br />
11<br />
Lac Qui<br />
Parle R<br />
15<br />
Otter Tail R<br />
16<br />
11<br />
07/17<br />
09<br />
Chippewa R<br />
Redeye<br />
River<br />
Mississippi R<br />
13 (Headwaters)<br />
Crow<br />
Wing<br />
10 River<br />
11<br />
Long Prairie R<br />
Sauk R<br />
08<br />
07/17<br />
Leech Lk R<br />
12<br />
12 Pine R<br />
16<br />
16<br />
Mississippi R<br />
(Sartell)<br />
15<br />
Mississippi R<br />
(Grand<br />
Rapids)<br />
Mississippi R<br />
(Brainerd)<br />
09<br />
Mississippi R<br />
(St. Cloud)<br />
N Fk Crow R<br />
13<br />
06/17<br />
Snake R<br />
Rum R<br />
10<br />
Mississippi R<br />
(Twin Cities)<br />
St. Louis R<br />
09<br />
Cloquet R<br />
11 Nemadji R<br />
Kettle R<br />
16<br />
16<br />
Upper St.<br />
Croix R<br />
09<br />
Lower<br />
St.<br />
Croix R<br />
Lk Superior (S)<br />
Minnesota R 12<br />
S Fk Crow R<br />
(Yellow Medicine R)<br />
Mississippi R<br />
10<br />
08<br />
Lower<br />
(Lk Pepin)<br />
14<br />
Redwood R<br />
Minnesota R<br />
16<br />
13<br />
Cannon R<br />
Cottonwood R<br />
MN R<br />
11<br />
(Mankato)<br />
Mississippi R<br />
16<br />
12Zumbro R<br />
(Winona)<br />
10<br />
13 Watonwan R<br />
Le Sueur R<br />
Des Moines R<br />
08<br />
15<br />
11<br />
14<br />
Cedar R 08 Root R<br />
Rock R<br />
17<br />
Blue Earth R 09<br />
11<br />
09<br />
14 14 15<br />
15<br />
15<br />
15<br />
15<br />
Little Lower E Fk Des Winnebago Shell<br />
Upper Iowa R<br />
Sioux R Des Moines Moines R River Rock R<br />
River<br />
Upper Wapsipinicon R<br />
15<br />
11<br />
Mississippi R<br />
(La Crescent)<br />
Mississippi R<br />
(Reno)<br />
´<br />
Major <strong>Watershed</strong>s<br />
Start Year<br />
2006<br />
2007<br />
2008<br />
2009<br />
2010<br />
2011<br />
2012<br />
2013<br />
2014<br />
2015<br />
2016<br />
2017<br />
Basin<br />
May 2014<br />
0 50 100 Miles<br />
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency www.pca.state.mn.us 10
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