Washington Conservation District: Land, Wetlands, Water
 

Monitoring Program

Water Monitoring Standard Operating Procedures «

Stream Monitoring Program «

Lake Water Quality Monitoring Program «

Observation Well Program «

Rain Gauge Program «

Lake Gauge Program «

Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program «

Zooplankton Monitoring «

Macrophyte (Aquatic Plant) Surveys «

Sediment
Surveys «

Infiltration Monitoring «

Accessing Data «

Water Monitoring Reports «

ACCESSING DATA

The WCD is the clearinghouse for a large majority of water resource data within Washington County. We gather, compile, manage, and distribute data on many of the resources and are happy to provide it to interested parties.

Sediment Survey Map
Total Phosphorus Graph
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Data Contained in the WCD Database:

  • Water Quality Samples
  • Lake Elevations
  • Stream Discharge
  • Stream Water Quality
  • Groundwater Elevations
  • Macrophyte Surveys
  • Infiltration
  • Sediment Surveys
  • Climatological
  • Biological

Many different agencies currently collect data within Washington County. Most agencies have internal databases that may contain data the WCD database does not contain. If you are inquiring about water resource data, we will be happy to provide it or direct you to the appropriate agency or website to acquire it.

Links

Minnesota Climatology Working Group

www.climate.umn.edu

Metropolitan Council's EIMS (Environmental Information Management System)

http://es.metc.state.mn.us/eims/

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Environmental Data Access

www.pca.state.mn.us/data/eda/index.cfm

Environmental Protection Agency's STORET Environmental Database

www.epa.gov/STORET/

U.S. Geological Survey

www.usgs.gov

Minnesota DNR Lake Finder

www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/index.html