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MCES Stream and River Monitoring Sites
This layer contains point locations for each of the Metropolitan Council's stream and river monitoring sites. Many of the sites are inactive but historic data is still... -
MCES Lake Monitoring Sites
This layer contains point locations for each of the Metropolitan Council's lake monitoring sites. Many of the sites are inactive but historic data is still available on the... -
DNR/MPCA Cooperative Stream Gaging Locations
MNDNR and MPCA Cooperative Stream Monitoring Locations extracted from KISTER'S Water Information Systems (WISKI) time series database. Data collected at these locations may... -
Surface Water Stations - MPCA Environmental Data Access
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) surface water monitoring station locations, including lake, stream, biological and discharge. Locations of United States Geological... -
Outstanding Resource Value Waters
These are the Outstanding Resource Value Waters (ORVW) as specified by MPCA rules Minn.R. 7050.0335 and as specifically listed in Minn.R. 7050.0470 effective March 17, 2008.... -
State Funded Conservation Easements (RIM Reserve)
Conservation easements are a critical component of the state’s efforts to improve water quality by reducing soil erosion, phosphorus and nitrogen loading, and improving wildlife... -
Current Stream Water Units in Minnesota
A two-dimensional representation of all streams within the State of Minnesota, with associated attributes. This data set is built on the 24,000 National Hydrography Dataset.... -
MPCA Volunteer Water Monitoring Stations
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Volunteer Water Monitors measure the clarity of lakes and streams, collecting valuable data that is used to make decisions on watershed... -
Watershed Health Assessment for Lakes Scores
These data include data to support evaluations of lake health across Minnesota. Healthy lakes are near to their natural state and are impacted by factors... -
State Funded Best Management Practices - BWSR (eLINK)
These data represent mapped features of best management practices (BMPS) from the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) eLINK grant reporting system from 2003 to recent. The... -
River Nutrient Standards
This dataset contains two data layers: River Nutrient Regions, Minnesota and River Nutrient Regions Standards WIDs, Minnesota. The River Nutrient Region dataset shows the river... -
Buffer Protection Map, Minnesota
These data represent public waters and public ditches that require permanent vegetation buffers or alternative riparian water quality practices. The buffer map data comprise two... -
Remote Sensing Analysis of Crop Residue Levels and Cover Crop Emergence
Soil loss on agricultural fields from wind and water erosion reduces soil productivity. Delivery of eroded sediment to nearby water resources causes turbidity and phosphorus... -
Impaired Waterbodies, Minnesota, 2022
This is a set of the impaired waterbodies as determined by MPCA's surface water quality assessment process for the 2022 reporting cycle to US Environmental Protection Agency... -
Assessed Waters, Minnesota, 2022
This is a set of the waterbodies assessed by MPCA's surface water quality assessment process for the 2022 303(d)/305(b) integrated report to EPA. Please consult the metadata of... -
Impaired Waterbodies, Minnesota, Proposed 2022
This is a set of the impaired waterbodies as determined by MPCA's surface water quality assessment process for the 2022 reporting cycle to US Environmental Protection Agency... -
Assessed Waters, Minnesota, Proposed 2022
This is a proposed set of the waterbodies assessed by MPCA's surface water quality assessment process for the 2022 303(d)/305(b) integrated report to EPA. Please consult the... -
Environmental Benefits Index Top Five Percent Areas (EBI300T5)
This layer is based on the Environmental Benefits Index (EBI) data layer developed by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and the University of Minnesota.... -
River TSS Standards
This dataset contains two data layers: River Total Suspended Solid (TSS) Standards WIDS and TSS Regions. The TSS Regions dataset contain Water quality standards for TSS are... -
Assessed Waters, Minnesota, 2020
This is a set of the waterbodies assessed by MPCA's surface water quality assessment process for the 2020 303(d)/305(b) integrated report to EPA. Please consult the metadata of...