Regional Groundwater Profiles
Groundwater profiles were created in October 1995 for nine regions in Minnesota. The profiles identify needs projected over a five- to ten-year time frame, and summarize the following information:
- Hydrogeology
- Groundwater quantity issues
- Groundwater quality issues
- Additional groundwater information needed
- Desired actions to protect the regions' groundwater
These groundwater profiles were developed by the Interagency groundwater Coordination Group, comprised of members from seven state and federal government agencies.
Regional groundwater profiles
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Arrowhead Region (gwp-arrowhead) — Carlton, Cook, Lake and St. Louis Counties - Central Sands Region (gwp-centralsands) — Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Morrison, Stearns, Todd and Wadena Counties
- Greater Metro Region (gwp-greatermetro) — Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington and Wright Counties
- North Woods Region (gwp-northwoods) Airkin, Beltrami, Clearwater, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs and Pine Counties
- Red River Valley Region (gwp-redriver) — Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau and Wilkin Counties
- South Central Region (gwp-southcentral) — Blue Earth, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Waseca and Watonwan Counties
- Southeast Region (gwp-southeast) — Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha and Winona Counties
- Southwest Region (gwp-southwest) — Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lac Qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock and Yellow Medicine Counties
- West Central Region (gwp-westcentral) — Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Otter Tail, Pope, Renville, Sibley, Stevens, Swift and Traverse Counties
More information
For additional information about groundwater or these groundwater profiles, contact any of the following organizations, which comprise the Interagency Ground Water Coordination Group:
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: 651-296-6300 or 800-657-3864.
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture: agricultural chemicals, groundwater nutrients, 651-296-6121.
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: groundwater quality, water use permits, 651-296-4800.
- Minnesota Department of Health: well issues, drinking-water quality, 651-215-0700.
- Minnesota Planning, Land Management Information Center: data management 651-296-1211.
- Minnesota Geological Survey: hydrogeology, 651-627-4780.
- United States Geological Survey: data collection, data management, research, 612-783-3100.
Related links
- Guide to Groundwater Resources and Information
- Groundwater FAQs
- Water Resources - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
