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

  • Learn about Ten Things You Can Do to protect Minnesota's lakes, rivers, and streams!
  • Alum treatments on Bass Lake and Pomerleau Lake in Plymouth were completed the week of May 13, 2019. View the CCX Media story here. Curly-leaf pondweed treatment has also been Completed on Bass Lake.
  • The Commission has been awarded an Honorable Mention for Environmental Innovation for its Biochar and Iron-Enhanced Sand Filters project. The Environmental Initiative honors people and projects that not only address environmental challenges, but also create holistic solutions that promote economic and community vitality. Find out more about the awards here.
  • The Twin Lake Carp Management Project continues. The two fish barriers have been installed and about 3,800 pounds of carp have been harvested from Ryan Creek in May 2019.
  • The 2018 Annual Water Quality Report  shows that nutrient and sediment water quality in Shingle Creek in 2018 continues to improve and is better than it was since monitoring began in 2002!
Featured Projects.....

Biochar- and Iron- Enhanced Pond Filter Benches

The Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Commissions are in the midst of a  research project aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of stormwater ponds and other features. This grant-funded project is field testing a concept that has been successful in the lab: adding biochar and iron filings to sand filters. This augmentation can eliminate over 95% of bacteria in stormwater as well as dissolved and particulate phosphorus.

Twin Lake Carp Management

The carp can run but they can't hide. Radio implants in select carp on the Twin Lake chain of lakes help us to find where they congregate and overwinter so excess fish can be removed. Carp stir up lake bottom sediments, releasing phosphorus into the water column and increasing turbidity.  Fish management is an important strategy in managing water quality in shallow lakes.