Minnesota's Major Watershed Projects
Rainy River - Headwaters Major Watershed
The Rainy River - Headwaters watershed covers 1.6 million acres. Lakes (more than 430) cover 223,513 acres, and wetlands cover 121,876 acres. The watershed’s headwaters are in northern Cook and Lake counties; the river then flows west and northwesterly into St. Louis County and the Canadian border waters and Basswood Lake.
Monitoring and assessment
Information is coming soon.
Strategy development projects
Information is coming soon.
Implementation activities
Infomation is coming soon.
Meetings and events
See the TMDL Meetings and Events for notices of general interest and event-related information on impaired waters/TMDLs.
Links
Information contact
Joel Peterson, MPCA program manager
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 400, Duluth, MN 55802
218-302-6646
joel.peterson@state.mn.us