The reports listed here are total maximum daily load projects undertaken in the Lower Minnesota River Watershed along with related documents. See the three-part watershed-approach TMDL report on the Lower Minnesota River Watershed page.
Basin-wide projects
- Minnesota River and Greater Blue Earth River Basin TMDL for TSS
- Minnesota River bacteria TMDL and strategies report
Lower Minnesota River TMDL: Low dissolved oxygen
2019 Modification to Lower Minnesota River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL (wq-iw7-02n)
- Lower Minnesota River TMDL - Low Dissolved Oxygen
- Lower Minnesota River low flow dissolved oxygen TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-b3-07)
- Dissolved Oxygen Problem in the Lower Minnesota River (wq-b3-04)
- Lower Minnesota River dissolved oxygen TMDL: FAQ
- Lower Minnesota River Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Advisory Committee
- Lower Minnesota River dissolved oxygen TMDL: Response to comments
- Lower Minnesota River TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-02g)
- Lower Minnesota River dissolved oxygen TMDL implementation plan (wq-b3-10)
Carver County
Bevens Creek TMDL: Turbidity
- Bevens Creek turbidity TMDL report (wq-iw7-33e) (EPA approval 9/20/2012)
- Bevens Creek turbidity TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-33g)
- Bevens Creek turbidity: TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-33c) (MPCA approval 7/24/2013)
Carver Creek TMDL: Turbidity
- Carver Creek turbidity TMDL report (wq-iw7-34e) (EPA approval 9/26/2012)
- Carver Creek turbidity TMDL report: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-34g)
- Carver Creek turbidity: TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-34c) (MPCA approval 4/24/2013)
Carver-Bevens-Silver creeks TMDL: Fecal coliform
- Carver, Bevens, and Silver creeks fecal coliform TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw7-04a)
- Carver, Bevens, Silver Creeks Bacterial TMDL report (wq-iw7-04e) (EPA approval 3/14/2007)
- Carver, Bevens, and Silver creeks fecal coliform TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-04g)
- Carver, Bevens, and Silver creeks bacterial TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-04c)
Bluff Creek TMDL: Turbidity and impaired fish biota
- Bluff Creek TMDL biological stressor identification (wq-iw7-28n)
- Bluff Creek TMDL: Final report (wq-iw7-28e) (EPA approval 6/28/2013)
- Bluff Creek TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-28g)
- Bluff Creek TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-28c) (MPCA approval 7/24/2013)
- 2019 Modification to Bluff Creek Watershed TMDL (wq-iw7-28o)
Burandt Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients
- Burandt Lake excess nutrients: Fact sheet (wq-iw7-09a)
- Burandt Lake TMDL: Final report (wq-iw7-09e) (EPA approval 11/26/2008)
- Burandt Lake TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-09g)
- Burandt Lake TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-09c)
Benton Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients
- Benton Lake TMDL final report (wq-iw11-15e) (EPA approval 5/17/2013)
- Benton Lake TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-15g)
- Benton Lake TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw11-15c) (MPCA approval 9/16/2013)
Goose, Hydes, Miller, and Winkler lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients
- Goose, Hydes, Miller, and Winkler lakes TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw7-25a)
- Goose, Hydes, Miller, and Winkler lakes TMDL report (wq-iw7-25e) (EPA approval 9/28/2010)
- Goose, Hydes, Miller, and Winkler lakes TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-25g)
- Goose, Hydes, Miller, and Winkler lakes TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-25c) (MPCA approval 11/12/2010)
Reitz Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients
- Reitz Lake excess nutrients TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw7-10a)
- Reitz Lake excess nutrients: Final TMDL report (wq-iw7-10e) (EPA approval 9/20/2010)
- Reitz Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-10g)
- Reitz Lake excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-10c) (MPCA approval 9/20/2010)
Dakota County
Eagan neighborhood lakes TMDL
- Eagan neighborhood lakes TMDL and management plans report (wq-iw7-40e) (EPA approval 12/21/2015)
- Eagan Lakes TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-40g)
Fish and Schwanz lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients
- Fish Lake and Schwanz Lake TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw7-27a)
- Fish Lake nutrient impairment TMDL and Schwanz Lake nutrient management plan (wq-iw7-27e) (EPA approval 9/9/2010)
- Fish Lake excess nutrients TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-27g)
- Fish Lake excess nutrients TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-27c)
Hennepin County
Nine Mile Creek TMDL: Chloride
- Nine Mile Creek Chloride TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw11-08a)
- Nine Mile Creek chloride TMDL report (wq-iw11-08e) (EPA approval 11/29/2010)
- Nine Mile Creek chloride TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-08g)
Scott County
Cedar and McMahon lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients
- Cedar Lake and McMahon (Carl’s) Lake TMDL report (wq-iw7-31e) (EPA approval 2/23/2012)
- Cedar Lake and McMahon Lake TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-31g)
- Cedar Lake and McMahon Lake TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-31c)
Credit River turbidity protection plan
Spring Lake-Upper Prior Lake TMDL: Excess nutrients
- Spring Lake and Upper Prior Lake TMDL: Final report (wq-iw7-26e) (EPA approval 9/14/2011)
- Spring Lake and Upper Prior Lake TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-26g)
- Spring Lake-Upper Prior Lake TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-26c)
- Spring Lake site-specific eutrophication standard justification (wq-iw7-26n) (EPA approval 7/19/2016)
- Spring Lake site-specific eutrophication criteria: EPA approval letter (wq-iw7-26o)
Multiple counties
High Island Creek and Rush River TMDL: Fecal coliform
Sibley, Nicollet, Renville, and McLeod counties
- High Island Creek and Rush River fecal coliform TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw7-12a)
- High Island Creek and Rush River TMDL report (wq-iw7-12e) (EPA approval 11/14/2008)
- High Island Creek and Rush River TMDL: EPA Approval Letter (wq-iw7-12g)
- High Island Creek and Rush River TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw7-12c) (MPCA approval 7/14/2009)
Crystal, Keller, Lee, and Earley lakes TMDL: Excess nutrients
Dakota and Scott counties
- Crystal, Keller, Lee and Earley lakes TMDL: Fact sheet (wq-iw11-10a)
- Crystal, Keller, Lee and Earley lakes TMDL: Final report (wq-iw11-10e) (EPA approval 9/30/2011)
- Crystal, Keller, Lee and Earley lakes TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw11-10g)
- Crystal, Keller, Lee and Earley lakes TMDL implementation plan (wq-iw11-10c) (MPCA approval 11/3/2011)