Clearwater River Documents & Resources

Studies, Plans, Reports, etc.
The Clearwater River watershed has been the focus of a number of water quality studies dating back to the early 1990s. A watershed-wide study, the Clearwater River Nonpoint Study, was completed in the early 1994 and spawned several smaller scale follow-up projects. Two Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) studies have investigated E. coli and dissolved oxygen impairments in a couple reaches of the Clearwater River, the Poplar River, Walker Brook, the Lost River, and Silver Creek. The watershed is currently being examined through a Watershed Restoration and Protection Project (WRAP), which is a four-year study that began in 2014 and is due to be competed in 2018.
Reports/Studies
- Red Lake Watershed District Annual Reports
- Red lake Watershed District Monthly Water Quality Reports
- 2017 Clearwater River Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report
- 2017 Clearwater River Watershed Stressor Identification Report
- River Basin 2005 Monitoring Report
Resources & Fact Sheets
Maple Lake (Polk County) Water Quality Updates: 2006Maple Lake (Polk County) Water Quality Updates: 2005Maple Lake (Polk County) Water Quality Updates: 2019 Maple Lake (Polk County) Water Quality Updates: 2018- Stream Water Quality in the Red River Basin - MPCA Assessment
- Water Quality Data for the Red River & its Major MN Tributaries, 2003-2004 - MPCA Assessment
- Map-based Search for Water Quality Data - MPCA Surface Water Index
- Stormwater Runoff Improvement along the Clearwater River - BWSR Project Fact Sheet
- Protecting the Clearwater River Watershed - BWSR Project Fact Sheet
- Lost River Watershed Runoff Reduction - BWSR Project Fact Sheet
- Streambank & Shoreland Stabilization in the Clearwater River Watershed - BWSR Project Fact Sheet
- It’s All in the Timing: Expanding Lake Protection Screening Reports - BWSR Project Fact Sheet
- Red River Basin Buffer Initiative - Buffer Strip Handouts
Plans, Presentations, & Posters
- Red Lake Watershed District 10-Year Overall Plan
- River Explorers Paddling Trip Story Maps with photos and locations
- 2019 Pine Lake Area Water Quality Monitoring Presentation
- Red Lake County Central River Watch story map about discovering polluted discharge into the Hill River
- Red Lake Falls story map about buffers
- Red River Basin Water Quality Monitoring Training information and presentations
- Explanation of Water Quality Parameters (Presentation)
- 2014 Clearwater River WRAPS Open House (kick-off)2012 Bagley River Watch (poster)
- 2014 Red Lake County Central (poster)
- 2014 Win-E-Mac (poster)
- 2013 Red Lake Falls (poster)
- 2013 Win-E-Mac (poster)
- 2012 Red Lake County Central (poster)
- 2012 Red Lake Falls (poster)
- 2012 Win-E-Mac (poster)
Social Media
- Clearwater River Blog
- RMB Environmental Labs Lakes Learning Blog
- RMB Environmental Labs Lakes Monitoring Database
- RMB Environmental Labs Lake Mapping Tool
- Red Lake Watershed District Facebook