Research and Data Collection
The WRC works cooperatively with Minnesota State University, Mankato faculty and students conducting applied research in areas of water and land resources. Projects include local, state, and federal partnerships to gather and interpret data of environmental significance.
Current and Recent Projects
Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network – Water Quality Monitoring
Surface Water Assessment Grants (SWAG) – Water Quality Monitoring
Learning from Successful Case Studies in the Minnesota River Basin: A Roadmap and Practical Toolkit to Forge Effective Partnerships
Integrated Targeted Watershed Planning Tools with Citizen Involvement
Le Sueur River Watershed Subwatershed Strategies
GIS Mapping and Modeling Tools Inventory
GIS Mapping and Modeling Tools Inventory
GIS Tool User Survey
Mt Simon Aquifer Collaboration - Groundwater Monitoring
Watonwan River Watershed Terrain Analysis
Lac qui Parle - Yellow Bank Terrain Analysis
Yellow Medicine Watershed District Terrain Analysis
Yellow Medicine River Watershed GIS Mapbooks
Woodlake Creek Terrain Analysis
Minnesota River Sediment Model Assessment - Lake Pepin
Linking Water Storage BMPs
Minnesota Nutrient Planning Portal
Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy - Pilot Projects
Minnesota River Invasive Carp Prevention and Analysis Project
Sediment Fingerprinting in the Greater Blue Earth River Basin
Rural Stream Handbook - Fields to Streams: Managing Water in Rural Landscapes
Evaluation of Artificial Drainage Altering Hydrology
Minnesota River Basin Data Center
Waseca Lakes Project
