South Branch Root River Watershed
Clean Water Partnership Phase I
Diagnostic Study -
Final Report
Submitted to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on October 11, 2002 by Fillmore County Project Sponsor Contact: Donna Rasmussen, Fillmore County Water Plan Coordinator, Fillmore SWCD, 900 Washington St. NW, Preston , MN 55965, (507) 765-3878, ext. 3
Table of Contents
- 1998 ....................................................................................... 2
- 1999 ....................................................................................... 3
- 2000 ....................................................................................... 4
- 2001 ....................................................................................... 5
- 2002 ....................................................................................... 5
- Education ............................................................................... 6
- Administration ....................................................................... 9
Chapter 2 Clean Water Partnership Area
- General Description .............................................................. 1
- Land Use ................................................................................ 3
- Topography and Soils ............................................................ 9
- Climate ................................................................................... 10
- Unique Watershed Features ................................................. 11
- Karst Features ..................................................... 11
- Blind Valleys ........................................................ 14
- Cherry Grove Blind Valley SNA .......................... 14
- Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park .................. 16
- Ironwood Landfill ................................................ 17
- Natural Communities and Rare Species .............. 17
- Saxifrage Hollow – Nature Conservancy ............ 19
- Tammel Springs Environmental Learning Area .. 19
- Goethite Wildlife Management Area ................... 20
- Wetlands ................................................................................ 20
- Mower County Judicial Ditch #1 ......................... 21
- Floodplains ............................................................................. 22
Chapter 3 Watershed Assessment
- Tailored Integrated Stream Watershed Assessment .......... 1
- Wetlands ................................................................................ 8
- Feedlots .................................................................................. 9
- Crop Residue Transect Survey............................................. 10
- Utilizing GIS (Geographic Information Systems) ................ 11
Chapter 4 Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park:
Description and Recreational Usage
- Historic Forestville ................................................................ 1
- Mystery Cave ........................................................................ 2
- Trout Fishing/Wading ............................................................ 3
- Picnicking ............................................................................... 4
- Trails ...................................................................................... 4
Chapter 5 Surface Water Hydrology and Chemistry
- General Description and Approach ..................................... 1
- Methods ................................................................................ 3
- Results and Discussion ........................................................ 4
- Precipitation ..................................................... 4
- Flow ................................................................. 8
- Water Chemistry ............................................. 16
- Flow-Weighted Concentrations
and Pollutant Loading .................................... 20 - References ....................................................... 30
Update
- Results and Discussion ........................................................ 33
- Precipitation ................................................. 33
- Flow .............................................................. 36
- Water Chemistry ........................................... 38
- South Branch Root River June, 2002 Pesticide
Sampling Results .................................................................. 41 - Summary of Root River Pesticide Sampling
for June, 2002 ............................................... 42
Chapter 6 Citizen Stream Monitoring
- Results and Discussion .......................................................... 1
Chapter 7 Physical Stream Assessment
- Introduction ............................................................................. 1
- Methods .................................................................................. 1
- Results .................................................................................... 2
- Discussion ............................................................................... 4
- References .............................................................................. 6
Chapter 8 Biological Stream Assessments
- MN DNR Stream Assessments and Overview (Moody)..... 1
Fish and Invertebrate Surveys (Mundahl) - 1998 Final Report ................................................................. 22
- 1999 Final Report ................................................................. 63
- Freshwater Mussel Survey Final Report (Havlik) ............ 111
Chapter 9 Karst Investigations
- Springshed Mapping and Dye Tracing
- Spring Monitoring for Coliform Bacteria
- Ground Water Aging Using Tritium
- Geophysical Studies
Chapter 10 Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Chapter 11 Integration and Goal Setting
Chapter 12 Implementation Plan
- Introduction ......................................................................... 1
- Priority Management Areas ............................................... 2
- Best Management Practices ............................................... 3
- Education and Information .................................................. 8
- Monitoring and Data Management .................................... 9
- Project Administration ......................................................... 9
- Milestone Schedule ............................................................. 10
Appendix 1 1996 South Branch Root River Watershed Survey
Appendix 2 Watershed News Newsletters
- 1998 Spring & Fall
- 1999 Spring & Fall
- 2000 Spring & Fall
- 2001
- September 12, 2002 Watershed Bus Tour/Open House Flyer
Appendix 4 Table 6 and Figure 8 (Gross, 1973)
Appendix 5 South Branch Root River Water Quality Data 1999/2000
- Figure 1. 1999 South Branch Root River Water Chemistry Data by Sampling Date
- Figure 2. 2000 South Branch Root River Water Chemistry Data by Sampling Date
- Figure 3. 2001/2002 South Branch Root River Water Chemistry Data by Sampling Date
- FLUX program output screens
Appendix 6 Citizen Stream Monitoring Program Materials
