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BECKER Local Water Management Plan COUNTY January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2026 DRAFT Prepared By: Becker Soil and Water Conservation District This page intentionally left blank TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................... i. ACRONYMS AND TERMS........................................................................................... a. INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. Plan Purpose………………………………………………………………………….1 Priority Concerns…………………………………………………………………….2 Roles & Responsibilities……………………………………………………………4 About Becker SWCD………………………………………………………………...5 Programs and Projects……………………………………………………………...6 BACKGROUND AND NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY....................................... General Characteristics…………………………………………………………….7 County Population Trends…………………………………………………………7 Physiography and Relief…………………………………………………………..14 Drainage……………………………………………………………………………....15 Landuse & Landcover………………………………………………….…………..15 Major Watersheds…………………………………………………………………..17 Public & Protected Waters………………………………………………………...21 Impaired Waters………………………………………………………………….….23 Wetland Resources………………………………………………………………....25 Soils of Becker County……………………………………………………….…….28 Mineral Resources…………………………………………………………………..31 Forest Resources……………………………………………………………………31 IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE………….………………………....................................... Priority Concern: Surface Water Quality…………………………………………… -
Wadena County Local Water Resource Management Plan
DRAFT 2016-2026 Wadena County Local Water Resource Management Plan Wadena County 2016-2026 Local Water Management Plan Leaf River July 2015 Prepared by: Wadena County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Wadena County Water Plan Task Force 1 DRAFT 2016-2026 Wadena County Local Water Resource Management Plan CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………………………………………...…………6 Plan Purpose ..................................................................................................................................15 Description of Priority Concerns ................................................................................................16 Summary of Goals and Objectives .............................................................................................17 Consistency with Other Plans .....................................................................................................20 ASSESSMENT OF PRIORITY CONCERNS…………………………………………………...21 Priority Concerns Identification .................................................................................................21 Priority Concern – Surface Water ...............................................................................................21 Objective A: Remove the Wadena County impaired waters from the 303(d) list ............................. 21 Objective B: Implement land use practices and best management practices (BMPs) ....................... 26 Objective C: Minimize soil erosion and runoff ................................................................................... -
The Condition of Rivers and Streams in Minnesota, Based on Probabilistic Surveys, 1995-2011 Report
This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp The Condition of Rivers and Streams in Minnesota Based on Probabilistic Surveys, 1995-2011 April 2014 Authors April Lueck Scott Niemela Contributors/acknowledgements Daniel Helwig Glenn Skuta Tony Olson Tom Kincaid The MPCA is reducing printing and mailing costs John Genet by using the Internet to distribute reports and Joel Chirhart information to wider audience. Visit our Kristofor Parson website for more information. John Sandburg MPCA reports are printed on 100% post- Andrew Petersen consumer recycled content paper North Biological Monitoring Unit manufactured without chlorine or chlorine South Biological Monitoring Unit derivatives. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road North | Saint Paul, MN 55155-4194 | www.pca.state.mn.us | 651-296-6300 Toll free 800-657-3864 | TTY 651-282-5332 This report is available in alternative formats upon request, and online at www.pca.state.mn.us . Document number: wq-bsm1-08 Contents Executive summary .................................................................................................................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Methods .................................................................................................................................................... -
Red River of the North “A Winding Journey to History
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH “A WINDING JOURNEY TO HISTORY” Headwaters at Breckenridge, Minnesota, U.S.A. By NEOMA A. LAKEN 2010 CONTENTS WELCOME FOREWORD INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 General Information CHAPTER 2 Prehistoric Heritage CHAPTER 3 Converging Rivers CHAPTER 4 Steamboats, Flatboats & Barges CHAPTER 5 Graham’s Point, Pre-1819 Trading Post CHAPTER 6 Red River Oxcarts CHAPTER 7 Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory CHAPTER 8 Sister River Cities: Breckenridge, MN Wahpeton, ND CHAPTER 9 Red River of the North Flooding CHAPTER 10 Flora and Fauna CHAPTER 11 Renewed Vision for the Red River of the North EPILOG REFERENCES - 2 - WELCOME... Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States of America, and Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States of America, welcome you to the Red River of the North. Some of the information contained comes from the records in the office of the County Recorder, in the Wilkin County Courthouse, Breckenridge MN. Some is local historical lore passed on to generations throughout the years and told to the author. While yet other information is a meshing of historical facts. As with the telling of any history, sagas differ slightly with the various perspectives of the authors. I hope you will find your visit to the Red River of the North a pleasant one. Enjoy your visit . and come back soon! Neoma A. Laken, Author 108 North 15th Street Breckenridge, Minnesota 56520 United States of America All rights in and to this book reserved by author. No portion may be reprinted without permission. Additional copies of this book are available from River Keepers, 325 7th St South, Fargo, ND 58103, www.riverkeepers.org for a cost of $10. -
Redeye River Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report
Summary Monitoring and Assessment Redeye River Watershed Why is it The Redeye River watershed covers nearly 900 square miles in the northern part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin in central Minnesota. The watershed includes all important? or parts of Becker, Otter Tail, Todd, and Wadena counties. The Redeye River begins at Wolf Lake and joins the Leaf River, before draining into the Crow Wing River near Staples. The Redeye River provides drinking water for households and industries, habaitat for aquatic life, riparian corridors for wildlife, and recreation opportunities like fishing, swimming, and canoeing. Nearly half the watershed’s land use is agricultural, 30% is forested, 15% is wetlands, and about 4% is developed communities and industries. Key issues Based on intensive watershed monitoring, which began in 2011, results indicate that a handful of streams do not meet water quality standards for beneficial uses such as: • Aquatic life • Drinking water • Fish consumption The main concerns are excess sediment and high bacteria levels. Highlights of report • In 2011, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency began an intensive watershed monitoring effort at about 40 sites throughout the Redeye River watershed. As part of this effort, MPCA staff joined with the Wadena County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations. • In 2013, a holistic approach was taken to assess all of the watershed’s surface waters for support, or non support of aquatic life, recreation, and fish consumption. • Of the waters that do not fully support aquatic life or aquatic recreation, the main source of impairments are due to high bacteria levels and increased sediment. -
Otter Tail County Local Water Management Plan
Otter Tail County Local Water Management Plan August 31, 2009 – August 31, 2019 (Amended 2014) Bayerl Water Prepared by Bayerl Water Resources, with mapping by Otter Tail County GIS Department and BWSR and technical Resources assistance from the LWMP task force TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... I-1 A. Background .........................................................................................................................I ‐1 B. Plan Purpose ...................................................................................................................... I ‐1 C. Description of Priority Concerns .........................................................................................I‐2 D. Consistency with Other Plans ............................................................................................. I ‐2 E. Recommendations to Other Plans and Official Controls .................................................... I ‐3 II. PRIORITY CONCERNS ...................................................................................................... II-1 A. Priority Concerns Identification ................................................................................ II ‐1 1. Surface Water Issues ..................................................................................................................II‐6 a) Water Quality................................................................................................................... -
Otter Tail Lake 56-0242-00 OTTER TAIL COUNTY
Otter Tail Lake 56-0242-00 OTTER TAIL COUNTY Lake Water Quality Summary Otter Tail Lake is located at the city of Ottertail, MN in Otter Tail County. It is a long and oval lake covering 14,074 acres (Table 1), and is the seventh deepest and tenth largest lake in Minnesota. Otter Tail Lake has five inlets and one outlet, which classify it as a drainage lake. The main inlets are the Otter Tail River, which enters on the northeast corner of the lake, and the Dead River, which enters on the northwest side of the lake. The Otter Tail River outlets at the southwest corner of the lake and eventually joins the Red River. Water quality data have been collected on Otter Tail Lake since 1969 (Tables 2 & 3). These data show that the lake is mesotrophic (TSI = 46) with moderately clear water conditions most of the summer and excellent recreational opportunities. Otter Tail Lake is a part of the Otter Tail Lake Property Owners Association. OTLPOA was incorporated on January 5, 1967. Since its beginning, the association has been focused on the preservation of fish and wildlife, water quality, and the prevention of invasive species. OTLPOA is also a member of the Otter Tail Coalition of Lake Associations (COLA). Table 1. Otter Tail Lake location and key physical characteristics. Location Data Physical Characteristics MN Lake ID: 56-0242-00 Surface area (acres): 14,074 County: Otter Tail Littoral area (acres): 6,717 North Central Hardwood % Littoral area: 48 Ecoregion: Forests Max depth (ft), (m): 112, 34.1 Major Drainage Basin: Red River Inlets: 5 Latitude/Longitude: 46.3982/-95.6626 Outlets: 1 Invasive Species: None as of 2013 Public Accesses: 4 Table 2. -
Otter Tail River Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report
Watershed health May 2019 Otter Tail River Monitoring and Assessment Report The MPCA is reducing printing and mailing costs Authors by using the Internet to distribute reports and Dave Dollinger information to wider audience. Visit our Megan Handt website for more information. Cadie Olson Sophia Vaughan MPCA reports are printed on 100% post- Mark Gernes consumer recycled content paper Andrew Butzer manufactured without chlorine or chlorine Shawn Nelson derivatives. Bruce Monson Contributors/acknowledgements Becker County SWCD Bemidji State University Buffalo Red River Watershed District Citizen Lake Monitoring Program Volunteers Citizen Stream Monitoring Program Volunteers Clearwater County Clearwater County SWCD Headwaters Science Center Interstate Engineering Minnesota Department of Agriculture Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations Pelican River Watershed District Red Lake Watershed District Project dollars provided by the Clean Water Fund Tamarac Interpretive Association (from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment). Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge White Earth Nation Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road North | Saint Paul, MN 55155-4194 | 651-296-6300 | 800-657-3864 | Or use your preferred relay service. | [email protected] This report is available in alternative formats upon request, and online at www.pca.state.mn.us. Document number: wq-ws3-09020103b Contents List of acronyms ............................................................................................................................... -
In Search of Minnesota's Crossover Connections
23 American Currents Vol. 41, No. 4 IN SEARCH OF MINNESOTA’S CROSSOVER CONNECTIONS Konrad Schmidt Saint Paul, MN I have always been fascinated with fish distribution. Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus, Bullhead Minnow How did they get to where they are today? Of course Pimephales vigilax, Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emili- since humans have arrived on the scene, we have played ae, Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus, Warmouth a major role in spreading species around both intention- Lepomis gulosus, Western Sand Darter Ammocrypta clara, ally through stocking or accidentlly via navigation and and River Darter Percina shumardi) in the Lake Michi- drainage projects. However, a pet peeve of mine is the gan basin. John Lyons (Wisconsin Department of Natural rush to judgment of so many biologists to conveniently Resources and NANFA member) believes at least 15 addi- dismiss new occurrences in drainages or disjunct locali- tional species have crossed this natural flood connection ties as bait-bucket releases. One case in point was the over the last several thousand years rather than just the 1974 discovery of Northern Sunfish (Lepomis peltastes) period following the construction of the navigation canal. in Minnesota from a very isolated lake miles inside the He noted early historical accounts report spring flooding Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Access to the of the Wisconsin River flowing down the Fox River for lake is restricted to non-motorized watercraft requiring several days at a time. several long and rugged portages. The initial assumption Crisscrossing Minnesota doing fish surveys for more regarding the origin of this population was an illegal in- than 40 years I have become more and more intrigued troduction; however, the possibility of being a natural with road signs marking continental and drainage divides. -
Otter Tail County Local Water Management Plan
Otter Tail County Local Water Management Plan August 31, 2009 – August 31, 2019 (Amended 2014) Bayerl Water Prepared by Bayerl Water Resources, with mapping by Otter Tail County GIS Department and BWSR and technical Resources assistance from the LWMP task force TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... I-1 A. Background .........................................................................................................................I ‐1 B. Plan Purpose ...................................................................................................................... I ‐1 C. Description of Priority Concerns .........................................................................................I‐2 D. Consistency with Other Plans ............................................................................................. I ‐2 E. Recommendations to Other Plans and Official Controls .................................................... I ‐3 II. PRIORITY CONCERNS ...................................................................................................... II-1 A. Priority Concerns Identification ................................................................................ II ‐1 1. Surface Water Issues ..................................................................................................................II‐6 a) Water Quality................................................................................................................... -
Land and Water Resource Narrative
Redeye River Watershed Land and Water Resource Narrative From a bird’s eye view, the Redeye River Watershed is a mosaic of streams, wetlands, pastures, farms and drumlins. This relatively flat land in the middle of Minnesota has a variety of landscape features and land uses. The Redeye River Watershed covers 575,360 acres (899 square miles) and lies mainly within Otter Tail and Wadena counties, with a small portion in Becker and Todd counties. The main towns include Wadena, Sebeka, Parkers Prairie, and New York Mills. The Watershed contains three primary rivers that join near the pour point of the watershed: the Redeye River, the Leaf River, and the Wing River (Figure 1). Figure 1. The Redeye River Watershed. Land & Water Resource Narrative 1 Redeye River Watershed Past Geomorphology About 30,000 years ago, glaciers covered much of Minnesota. For 20,000 years they advanced and receded, reshaping the landscape below. The Redeye River Watershed was partly covered by glacial activity, which contributed to the watershed’s unique geology. When the Wadena Lobe of the glaciated period melted and receded around 30,000 years ago, it shaped an expansive field of drumlins around Wadena and Hewitt. A drumlin is a streamlined deposit of glacial till shaped like a teardrop with the tapered, narrow end pointing in the direction of glacier movement (Minnesota River Basin Glaciation). The drumlins in the Redeye Watershed point from northeast to southwest and spread out in a fan shape with a margin 70 miles long (Figure 2). Because a large portion of the Redeye River Figure 2. -
Redeye River Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report
Redeye River Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report May 2014 Authors The MPCA is reducing printing and mailing costs MPCA Redeye River Watershed Report Team: by using the Internet to distribute reports and Anthony Dingmann, Dave Christopherson, David information to wider audience. Visit our Duffey, Lee Engel, Bonnie Finnerty, Mark website for more information. Gernes, Chuck Johnson, Benjamin Lundeen, Jim MPCA reports are printed on 100 percent post- McArthur, Bruce Monson, Scott Niemela, consumer recycled content paper Shawn Nelson, Kris Parson manufactured without chlorine or chlorine derivatives. Contributors / acknowledgements Wadena County Soil and Water Conservation Otter Tail County coalition of Lake Associations Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Department of Health Minnesota Department of Agriculture Project dollars provided by the Clean Water Fund (from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment) Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road North | Saint Paul, MN 55155-4194 | www.pca.state.mn.us | 651-296-6300 Toll free 800-657-3864 | TTY 651-282-5332 This report is available in alternative formats upon request, and online at www.pca.state.mn.us Document number: wq-ws3-07010107b List of acronyms AUID Assessment Unit Identification MINLEAP Minnesota Lake Eutrophication Determination Analysis Procedure CCSI Channel Condition and Stability Index MPCA Minnesota Pollution Control Agency CD County Ditch MSHA Minnesota Stream Habitat Assessment CI Confidence Interval MTS Meets the Standard? CLMP Citizen