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10-Year Plan

RLWD 10-Year Plan

The Minnesota Watershed Act state that the Managers, together with an Advisory Committee, shall develop an Overall Plan for the management of water and other natural resources of the Red Lake Watershed District. The Overall Plan will guide the Managers in their work and can be amended as the need arises. The success of the Overall Plan will depend on the desire of the citizens in the Red Lake Watershed District to initiate action that will help to solve watershed problems.

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Complete Document

Red Lake Watershed District 10-Year Plan (PDF 36.2 MB)Amendment to Red Lake Watershed District 10-Year Plan - Buffers, Other Waters (2018)

10-Year Plan by Section

Cover &Title Page (PDF)Table of Contents (PDF)List of Acronyms (PDF)Acknowledgements (PDF)Executive Summary, Mission Statement, RLWD Policies (PDF)

Sections

Introduction (PDF)General Description of RLWD (PDF)Water Resources (PDF)Economic Development (PDF)Historic Flood Problems (PDF)Resource Management Strategies (PDF)Management Framework (PDF)Annual Monitoring and Evaluation Program (PDF)Projects (PDF)Conflicts With Programs/Policies of Other Jurisdictions (PDF)List of References (PDF)

Appendices

Appendix 1: Subwatershed Table 1 (PDF)Appendix 2: Subwatershed Table 2 (PDF)Appendix 3: Watershed Rules (PDF)Appendix 4: Water Management Projects (PDF)Appendix 5: Ranking of Issues (PDF)Appendix 6: Newly Developed TMDLs (PDF)Appendix 7: RLWD Summary of Water Quality (PDF)Appendix 8: Goal-Planning Workshop Results (PDF)Appendix 9: County Census Information (PDF)Appendix 10: RLWD TAC and CAC Rosters (PDF)

Figures

Figure 1: Planning WatershedsFigure 2: CountiesFigure 3: General Red Lake Watershed District MapFigure 4: Public and Tribal LandsFigure 5: GeomorphologyFigure 6: Lake AgassizFigure 7: TopographyFigure 8: EcoregionsFigure 9: Soil TexturesFigure 10: PrecipitationFigure 11: RunoffFigure 12: Existing Land UseFigure 13: Major Streams and TributariesFigure 14: USGS Stream Gauge LocationsFigure 15: Wetlands Management ProjectsFigure 16: RLWD DitchesFigure 17: Water Management ProjectsFigure 18: DNR Active Water Use Permit LocationsFigure 19: Water Quality Monitoring SitesFigure 20: Timing of Subwatershed Flow Contributions Relative to Flood Peaks on the Mainstem of the Red RiverFigure 21: Hydrologic Modeling SubwatershedsFigure 22: 1997 Flood HydrographFigure 23: Potential ProjectsFigure 24: Priority Natural Resource AreasFigure 25: Upper Red Lake River WatershedFigure 26: Lower Red Lake River SubwatershedFigure 27: Lower Red Lake River Priority Natural Resources AreasFigure 28: Thief River WatershedFigure 29: Thief River PriorityFigure 30: Grand Marais SubwatershedFigure 31: Grand Marais Priority Natural Resources AreasFigure 32: Clearwater River SubwatershedFigure 33: Clearwater Priority Natural Resources AreaFigure 34: River Watch Monitoring SitesFigure 35: Red Lakes Subwatershed