Minnesota's Impaired Waters and TMDLs
Background
Three segments of Pipestone Creek are listed for both fecal coliform bacteria and turbidity, for a total of six impairments. The MPCA, in conjunction with the Pipestone County Conservation and Zoning Office and the staff of Pipestone National Monument, conducted a TMDL study. A draft TMDL was submitted to the the U.S. EPA and approved on July 3, 2008. Implementation is currently underway.
Map and location
Pipestone Creek is located in southwestern Minnesota in the Lower Big Sioux watershed of the Missouri River Basin.
The following listings can be viewed on the 
Missouri and Des Moines River Basin map
- Main Ditch - Fecal, Turbidity
- Pipestone Creek, North Branch - Fecal, Turbidity
- Pipestone Creek - Fecal, Turbidity
TMDL report and implementation plan
- Fact Sheet
- Final Report
- EPA Approval Letter (Approved July 3, 2008)
- Implementation Plan
Other documents
None
Information contact
Mark Hanson, Project Manager
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, MN 55155
507-476-4259
mark.hanson@state.mn.us
or
Kyle Krier, Pipestone County Conservation and Zoning Office, 507-825-6765