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Metropolitan Council Facts www.metrocouncil.org Minnehaha Creek ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Minnehaha Creek is located in the west-central metropolitan area. It begins at the Gray’s Bay outlet of Lake Minnetonka, running through FAST FACTS wetlands, forests, grasslands, and urban areas before plunging over the 53-foot-tall Minnehaha Falls before flowing into the Mississippi River. The Major river basin: Mississippi River creek provides opportunities for recreational activities, like canoeing and Water source: Surface water runoff, fishing, and for scenic viewing along park trails. lake outflow Flow Length: 22 miles Stream flow, or the rate of water flowing in a stream, affects aquatic life and Watershed area: 170 square miles the ecosystem. High flows can lead to flooding and erosion, and transport pollutants. Watershed land use: Agriculture, Minnehaha Creek does not always flow year-round, and is highly dependent forests and grasslands, high-density on the amount of water released from Lake Minnetonka, along with how urban much rain or snow has fallen in any given year. Since 2003, the average flow in Minnehaha Creek is nearly 46 cubic feet-per-second. At that rate, Regional parks: Gale Woods, Morris it would take Minnehaha Creek almost six days to fill the Target Center in T. Baker, Lake Minnewashta, Lake Minneapolis. Minnetonka, Noerenberg Gardens, Minnehaha Creek Annual Flows and Precipitation Minneapolis Chain of Lakes, Carver, Average Flow Rate Precipitation Annual Precipitation, Nokomis-Hiawatha, Minnehaha 160 40 140 30 inches 120 Cooperator organizations: 20 100 Minnehaha Creek Watershed District 80 10 60 0 and United States Geological Survey 40 Year first monitored: 1998 by MCES; Average Flow Rate, cubic feet per second 20 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 intermittently from 1968 by others Maple Brooklyn Greenfield Corcoran Grove Park Brooklyn Fridley New Center Brighton Loretto Arden Nutrients Plymouth Hills Independence Medina Crystal Columbia Medicine Hope New Maple Lake Heights Roseville Nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus, are necessary for stream health. Plain Golden St. Minnehaha Creek Valley Robbinsdale Anthony However, elevated nutrient levels, caused by materials like fertilizers, animal Watershed Minneapolis Falcon manure, pet waste or grass clippings, can cause excessive algae growth Minnetrista Heights and harm aquatic wildlife, insects and fish. St. Paul Minnetonka Watertown Twp. Watertown Hopkins Fort Snelling Edina Richfield (unorg.) Minnehaha Creek has the lowest concentrations of phosphorus and nitrate Twp. Waconia Chanhassen Eden of all the streams in the Mississippi River basin. Prairie Mendota Heights Bloomington Laketown Chaska Twp. Eagan Chloride Chloride, one component of salt, is typically used for winter road, parking 0 2 4 8 Miles lot, and sidewalk maintenance and home water softening. Minnehaha Creek has a high concentration of chloride, like all the other urban streams, reflecting the dense network of roads and highways in the watershed. Aquatic Insects Aquatic insects are excellent indicators of the overall health of a stream since they spend the majority of their lives in the water, and are an important Median Phosphorus Concentrations in the Mississippi food source for fish, birds and other wildlife. River and Tributary Streams, 2003–2012 Minnehaha Creek has a consistent population of aquatic insects, but Phosphorus Concentration, milligram per liter analysis indicates they are being affected by pollutants. Improved water 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 quality would likely increase the number of aquatic insects in the stream. Mississippi River at Anoka Sediment South Fork Crow River Sediment from poorly-managed construction sites or eroded stream banks Crow River Main Stem and gullies can decrease the light available in streams and harm aquatic life. Another term for sediment is “total suspended solids.” Rum River Minnehaha Creek carries an average of 1.5 million pounds of sediment into Bassett Creek the Mississippi River each year (enough to fill 43 15-ton dump trucks), but Minnehaha Creek its sediment levels are the second lowest of all the streams in the basin. Mississippi River at St. Paul Preserving our Creeks Battle Creek The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District is the local governing body responsible for managing the watershed and improving water quality. Fish Creek They partner with private landowners, cities, counties, state agencies, Vermillion River park boards, and other groups to complete various improvement projects, Cannon River including: • Building boardwalk and trails to improve accessibility to 4,600 feet of restored stream channel in St. Louis Park Median Chloride Concentrations in the Mississippi • Beginning an aquatic invasive species inventory and management River and Tributary Streams, 2003–2012 plan throughout the watershed Chloride Concentration, milligram per liter • Restoring wetland and stream channel in Long Lake Creek 0 50 100 150 • Restoring 400 feet of stream and creating more than five acres of Mississippi River at Anoka park land in Hopkins South Fork Crow River Is the Stream Improving? Crow River Main Stem Long-term data analysis and computer modeling indicate that Minnehaha Creek’s water quality has improved because phosphorus, nitrate and Rum River sediment levels have decreased. Bassett Creek Protecting the Region’s Water Resources Minnehaha Creek This work supports the regional policies established in the Metropolitan Mississippi River at St. Paul Council’s Thrive MSP 2040 and Water Resources Policy Plan to collaborate with partners to promote the long-term sustainability and health of the Battle Creek region’s water resources, including surface water, wastewater and water Fish Creek supply. Vermillion River For more information Cannon River About this fact sheet, contact Jennifer Kostrzewski: [email protected], 651-602-1078 About stream monitoring, contact Leigh Harrod: [email protected], 651-602-8085 Visit www.metrocouncil.org/streams for the full results of the Comprehensive Water Quality Assessment of Select Metropolitan Area Streams. Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North Saint Paul, MN 55101 Main: 651.602.1000 TTY: 651.291.0904 Public Information: 651.602.1500 www.metrocouncil.org Published 2014 [email protected] .
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