Minnesota's Impaired Waters and TMDLs

Project: Carver Creek Lakes TMDL - Excess Nutrients

Background

This project addresses four lakes in Carver County: Goose, Hydes, Miller, and Winkler. They all exceed the State of Minnesota’s water quality standard for nutrients (phosphorus). Carver County Land and Water Services is taking the technical lead in both developing this TMDL study and coordinating implementation activities to restore these water bodies.

Map and location

The Carver Creek Lakes are located in Carver County, west of the Twin Cities metro area. The lakes are in the Lower Minnesota River watershed within the Minnesota River Basin, in areas that are primarily rural.

The four lake impairments listed below included in this project can be viewed on the map.

• Goose Lake
• Hydes Lake
• Miller Lake
• Winkler Lake

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More maps are available on the TMDL maps page.

TMDL report and implementation plan

•  Fact Sheet (wq-iw7-25a)
• Final TMDL Report (wq-iw7-25e)
• EPA Approval Letter (September 28, 2010) (wq-iw7-25g)
•  TMDL Implementation Plan (November 12, 2010) (wq-iw7-25c)

Other documents

None.

Meetings and events

See the TMDL Meetings, Events and News page for notices of general interest and event-related information on impaired waters/TMDLs.

Links

• Minnesota River Basin
• Basins in Minnesota 

Information contact

Chris Zadak, Project Manager
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-757-2837
chris.zadak@state.mn.us