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Proposed Flood Control Impoundments in Minnesota
The following table shows information on the location and type of flood control impoundments proposed by the watershed districts of the Minnesota portion of the Red River Basin. These proposed impoundments are currently under consideration.

Proposed Flood Control Projects Grouped by Subbasin

SubbasinProject NameCountyType
Roseau RiverHay CreekRoseauOff-channel, gated, dry dam
Agricultural Dike IRoseauOff-channel, gated, dry dam
Agricultural Dike IIRoseauOff-channel, gated, dry dam
NorlandRoseauOn-channel, ungated, dry dam
PalmvilleRoseauOn-channel, gated, wet dam
Old Roseau LakeRoseauOn-channel, gated, wet dam
Two RiversKlondike IKittsonOff-channel, gated, dry dam
Klondike IIKittsonOff-channel, gated, dry dam
PoloniaRoseauOff-channel, gated, dry dam
Middle-Snake RiverMiddle River #7MarshallOff-channel, gated, wet dam
March Impoundment PolkOff-channel, gated, dry dam
Angus-Oslo #4PolkOff-channel, gated, dry dam
Snake River #2PolkOff-channel, gated, dry dam
Red Lake RiverMaple LakePolkOn-channel, gated, wet dam
Bee LakePolkOn-channel, gated, wet dam
ParnellPolkOff-channel, gated, wet dam
Cyr CreekRed LakeOn-channel, gated, wet dam
Evje CreekClearwaterOn-channel, gated, wet dam
Sand Hill RiverWinger DamPolkOn-channel, gated, dry dam
Ogaard DamPolkOn-channel, ungated, wet dam
Maple CreekPolkOn-channel, gated, wet dam
Wild Rice RiverMarsh Creek #6MahnomenOn-channel, gated, dry dam
Marsh Creek #8MahnomenOn-channel, gated, dry dam
Mashaug Railroad DamNormanOn-channel, gated, dry dam
Highway 200 DamNormanOn-channel, ungated, dry dam
Spring Creek DamBeckerOn-channel, gated, dry dam
Buffalo RiverBuffalo River, Site No. 1BeckerOn-channel, gated, dry dam
Elkton TownshipClayOn-channel, ungated, dry dam
Deerhorn CreekWilkinOn-channel, ungated, dry dam
Larson-Torgerson-Reep LakeBeckerOn-channel, gated, wet dam
Horseshoe LakeClayOn-channel, gated, wet dam
Hamden LakeBeckerOn-channel, gated, wet dam
Bois de Sioux RiverTintah SloughGrantOn-channel, gated, wet dam

(Table Source: "Environmental Impact Statement of Flood Control Impoundments in Northwestern Minnesota," Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

More Information

For questions about the Red River Basin information available on this Web site, contact Molly MacGregor at 218-846-0494.


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