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Clearwater River Documents & Resources

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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

Cameron Lake Investigative Study ReportSilver Creek SWAT Modeling ReportDevelopment of the SWAT to Assess Water Quality in the Clearwater River Watershed ReportRuffy Brook 2005 Monitoring Report Ruffy Brook 2006 Monitoring ReportClearwater River Stream Bank Stabilization and Revitalization Project ReportLost River (Gully 6 Project) Erosion Control Project Design ReportBeaver Pond Water Quality Study ReportClearwater Lake Water Quality Model Study Clearwater River Environmental Study Clearwater River Nonpoint StudyClearwater River Time of Travel StudyClearbrook Urban Runoff StudyRed Lake River Watershed Farm to Stream Tile Drainage Water Quality StudyCross Lake and Turtle Lake Water Quality Study Report (2000)2019 Pine Lake Area Water Quality Monitoring Presentation 

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

Plans, Presentations, & Posters

  • Red Lake Watershed District 10-Year Overall Plan
Clearwater Lake Management Plan2008 Clearwater River Dissolved Oxygen & Fecal Coliform Study Results (slides)2007 Clearwater River Habitat and Bioassessment Project - International Water Conference (slides)2007 Clearwater River Dissolved Oxygen & Fecal Coliform Study - stakeholders' mgt. (notes)2007 Clearwater River Dissolved Oxygen & Fecal Coliform Study - stakeholders' mgt. (slides)2007 Clearwater River Dissolved Oxygen & Fecal Coliform Study - stakeholders' mgt. (workplan)2006 Clearwater River Dissolved Oxygen & Fecal Coliform Study - stakeholders' mgt. (notes)2006 Clearwater River Dissolved Oxygen & Fecal Coliform Study - stakeholders' mgt. (slides)2006 RLWD Farm to Stream Tile Drainage Study (slides)Clearwater River Habitat & Bioassessment (slides)2005 TMDL Fecal Coliform Impairment on Trout Stream Reach of Clearwater River (slides)2004 TMDL Fecal Coliform Impairment on Trout Stream Reach of Clearwater River (slides)Clearbrook Urban Runoff Study (slides)

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