Plan

In 2009, the MCWD Board of Managers directed water quality department staff to create a work plan for the implementation of a carp removal and research program in 2010. Water quality staff worked closely with the scientists and researchers from University of Minnesota to propose a carp removal and research program for selected MCWD Lakes. Staff prepared a detailed criteria sheet and worked with planning department staff to recommend the first round of carp removal and research lakes for MCWD: Piersons Lake and Lake Wassermann.   

The following is a list of MCWD lakes. The past and current lake water quality monitoring sites are posted.

Bathymetry is the process of mapping the depths of a body of water. The data collected can be compiled into a

The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District compiles water quality monitoring data for lakes and streams in an annual monitoring report. The information and data used to calculate water quality lake grades are included in the yearly report. The official title of MCWD’s monitoring reports is the Annual Hydrological Monitoring Report.