Big Fork River

Development pressure is moderate in most areas, with occasional farms being parceled out for development, recreation, or country homes.

What's being done

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Watersheds: Tracking the actions taken

See actions taken in Minnesota’s watersheds to meet water-quality goals and milestones: WRAPS, TMDLs, best practices, wastewater, and money spent.

Monitoring and assessment

• Big Fork River Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report
• Big Fork River Watershed Monitoring and Assessment: Report summary

Strategy development for restoration and protection

• Island Lake TMDL (wq-iw10-08e) (EPA approval date 12/20/2017)
• Island Lake (Big Fork Watershed) TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw10-08g)
• Big Fork Watershed WRAPS Report (wq-ws4-37a) (MPCA approval 9/8/2017)