The Shingle Creek and West Mississippi watersheds extend over 67 square miles in east-central Hennepin County, Minnesota. The ten cities in these watersheds jointly manage the lakes, streams, and wetlands in this area through the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions.

Shingle Creek member cities are Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth, and Robbinsdale. West Mississippi member cities include Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Maple Grove, and Osseo.

What's New............

• Learn more about the Twin Lake Carp Management Project now underway!
  
• The 2015 Annual Water Quality Report is now available
  
• New research project underway to evaluate the effectiveness of adding Biochar to Iron-Enhanced Sand Filters as a way to eliminate E. coli in stormwater
• Shingle Creek DO Reaeration Improvement Project Includes Public Art

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Featured Projects.....

Connections at Shingle Creek

Connections at Shingle Creek creates a new link between the cities of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park. The City of Brooklyn Park filled in a missing trail gap between Brooklyn Boulevard and Brookdale Park/Shingle Creek Regional Trail. The Commission worked with the two cities to stabilize and restore the streambanks, enhance habitat, and add an outdoor classroom adjacent to Park Center High School.

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Crystal Shopping Center BMP Assessment

A large commercial area at West Broadway and Bass Lake Road in the City of Crystal developed with very little treatment of stormwater runoff and no room for retention ponds. A detailed assessment of the area found 34 locations where small treatment practices could be added with little or no impact to ongoing businesses.

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