Upper Red River of the North

The region has a poorly defined flood plain and low gradient. This combines with extensive drainage, widespread conversion of tallgrass prairie to farmland, and urban/suburban development to leave the basin subject to frequent floods that affect urban and rural infrastructure and agricultural production.

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.

Intensive watershed monitoring and stressor identification field work is complete and the finished reports are available below. A watershed restoration and protection strategy report (WRAPS) and TMDL study have been completed.

Monitoring and assessment

• Upper Red River of the North Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report
• Upper Red River Stressor Identification Report (wq-ws5-09020104a.pdf)

Strategy development for restoration and protection

• Upper Red River of the North Watershed WRAPS report (wq-ws4-36a) (MPCA approved on 12/22/2017)
• Summary - Upper Red River of the North WRAPS Report (wq-ws4-36b)
• Upper Red River of the North Watershed TMDL Report (wq-iw5-09e) (EPA approval 1/25/2018)
• Upper Red River of the North Watershed TMDL: EPA approval letter (wq-iw5-09g)