Miss R-Headwaters

Miss R-Headwaters Wild Rice River Miss R-Headwaters Mean Watershed Crow Wing River 65 54 63 Health Scores WATERSHED HEALTH ASSESSMENT SCORES 44 70 Leech Lake River 84 79 68 46 64 Mean (average) Health Score 62 42 54 63 73 78 68 Minimum Health Index Score 60 69 69 9 Buffalo River 48 68 Minimum Health Index: Miss R-Grand Rapids 40 57 Biology - Habitat Quality 69 59 6663 65 Health Score 51 62 67 41 58 Watershed Assessment Tool 64 64 64 0 - 20 63 http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watershed_tool 67 45 59 21 - 40 45 61 62 Pine River 50 51 58 Crow Wing River 53 49 59 41 - 60 46 50 42 61 - 80 47 45 44 50 46 81 - 100 54 43 45 Otter Tail River 48 48 49 55 48 45 49 50 47 63 44 43 43 54 NLCD 2001 - Land Cover Redeye River 45 45 49 47 4760 44 Open Water

Watershed Health Scores compare and rank various aspects of ecological health Developed Miss R-Brainerd across Minnesota. Index values are based on a variety of data sources, calculations Forest and scientific approaches. Each index is scored on a scale from 0 to 100, with 0 being Grassland Long Prairie River Rum River the least desirable result or condtion to 100 being the best existing condition or most Pasture/Hay Pomme de Terre River desirable result. Major watershed scale rankings may mask the range of conditions Cultivated Crops Chippewa River that occur at more local scales. A high score may indicate the least impacted condition Wetlands 0 42Miles Miss R-Sartell in Minnesota, not necessarily a healthy condition. COMPONENT SCORES

HYDROLOGY GEOMORPHOLOGY BIOLOGY CONNECTIVITY WATER QUALITY Mean (Ave.) 84 Mean (Ave.) 63 Mean (Ave.) 41 Mean (Ave.) 41 Mean (Ave.) 79 Minimum Index 74 Minimum Index 24 Minimum Index 9 Minimum Index 14 Minimum Index 58

INDEX SCORES INDEX SCORES INDEX SCORES INDEX SCORES INDEX SCORES Soil Erosion Terrestrial Habitat Terrestrial Habitat Perennial Cover 84 79 9 15 Non-Point Source 82 Susceptibility Quality Connectivity Impervious Cover 92 * Point Source 96 Groundwater Stream Species 55 Aquatic Connectivity 14 * Withdrawal 94 * 24 Storage Susceptibility Assessments 58 75 Species Richness 58 Riparian 94 Flow Variability 74 Climate Connectivity 88 At-Risk Species 40 Vulnerability Richness Metric Sub-Scores Metric Sub-Scores Metric Sub-Scores Storage: Aquatic Connectivity: Non-Point Source: Stream/Ditch Ratio 53 Bridges/Culverts 21 Nutrient Application 94 Surface storage 97 Dams 7 Riparian Impervious 69 *These index values are influenced by very low scores associated with dense urban use of resources. This gives comparatively high scores for outstate Minnesota. Viewing input data is necessary to evaluate possible watershed scale concerns. November, 2011