Grand Marais Creek Subwatershed Documents & Resources
Studies, Plans, Reports, etc.
In addition to the project history throughout the subwatershed, Grand Marais Creek is currently being examined through a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) project, which is a multi-year study that began in 2013 and is due to be implemented throughout 2016-2021.
Reports/Studies
Grand Marais Creek Conditions, 2013 - Report Grand Marais Creek Conditions, 2014 - AddendumGrand Marais Creek Geomorphic Assessment, 2014 - Report- Grand Marais Creek Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy
- Grand Marais Creek Total Maximum Daily Load
- 2011 Minnesota Department of Agriculture Chlorpyrifos monitoring
Resources & Fact Sheets
Grand Marais Creek Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report (2016)Grand Marais Creek Watershed Stressor Identificaton Report (2015)- 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
- Red River Basin Buffer Initiative - Buffer Strip Handouts
- Red River of the North - Grand Marais Creek - Minnesota Nutrient Planning Portal
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture Pesticide Monitoring
- Houston Engineering Summary of the Grand Marais Creek Outlet Restoration Project
- Explanation of Water Quality Parameters (Presentation)
Plans, Presentations, & Posters
- Red Lake River One Watershed One Plan
- Red Lake Watershed District 10-Year Overall Plan
- 2005 Red River Basin Monitoring Report (slides)
- 2013 Grand Marais Creek WRAPS Open House Presentation (click here for all related documents)
- 2015 Grand Marais Creek Outlet Restoration (click here for MAWD presentation)
Social Media
- RLWD: General Website
- MSTRWD Grand Marais Creek WRAPS Webpage
- RMB Environmental Labs Lakes Learning Blog
- RMB Environmental Labs Lakes Monitoring Database
- RMB Environmental Labs Lake Mapping Tool
- Red Lake Watershed District Facebook
Grand Marais Creek in the News
- 2017: Houston Engineering was recognized by the ACEC/MN for the Grand Marais Creek Channel Restoration Project with the 2017 Engineering Excellence Honor Award.
- 2016: Lasting Legacy on the Grand Marais - BWSR 2016 Snapshot
- 2013: Grand Marais Creek due for a Wellness Checkup (Crookston Times)
- 2010: American Crystal Sugar Agrees to $50,000 Civil Penalty and Corrective Actions to Settle Alleged Violations (MPCA)
- 2006: Red Lake Watershed District’s Grand MaraisCreek Flood Damage Reduction Project(Project 60) Brandt and Euclid East Impoundments (Red River Watershed Management Board News and Views)