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Monitoring Program

The Commissions each year monitor the lakes, streams, and wetlands in the watersheds. This helps us to understand current conditions as well as trends in water quality, water flow, and ecological health. Other partners include the US Geological Survey (USGS), which operates a monitoring station on Shingle Creek at Queen Avenue in Minneapolis.  You can get "real time" data, including current flow and water temperature here.

Learn More:
2021 Annual Water Quality Report
2020 Annual Water Quality Report

2019 Annual Water Quality Report

Lake Monitoring

The lakes in the watershed are monitored on a rotating basis every two to three years.  Much of the lake motioning is completed by volunteers through the Met Council's Citizen-Assisted Monitoring Program (CAMP).  Every five years the Commission performs in-depth surface and water column monitoring and updates fish and aquatic vegetation surveys. Find the schedule here.  Contact us if you're interested in being a volunteer monitor.

Stream Monitoring

Three sites on Shingle Creek and one site on Bass Creek are monitored every year for flow and various water quality parameters. Two sites in the West Mississippi watershed are monitored annually, rotating between Mattson Brook and several large storm sewer outfalls into the Mississippi. A few times a year dissolved oxygen (DO) profiles of Bass and Shingle Creeks are taken, starting at the upper end of Bass Creek very early in the morning, measuring DO at various locations until reaching the Mississippi River. This provides a "snapshot" of DO conditions along the entire length of stream. Ecological health is monitored by periodically sampling fish and macroinvertebrates.
Wetland Monitoring
Wetlands are monitored by citizen volunteers through Hennepin County's Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP). Volunteers are trained to identify and desirable and undesirable vegetation species, and to collect macroinvertebrate samples. This data is compiled into an index of wetland health.

CONTACT US

Shingle Creek and West Mississippi
Watershed Management Commissions
3235 Fernbrook Lane N, Plymouth, MN  55447
Phone (763) 553-1144   Fax (763) 553-9326
Email judie@jass.biz
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The Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watersheds are on Dakota and Anishinaabe land. For more information about land acknowledgements check out the Native Governance Center website.
  • Home
  • Commissions
    • Meetings >
      • Minutes & Meeting Packets
      • TAC Meetings
      • Presentations
    • Shingle Creek Commissioners
    • West Mississippi Commissioners
    • Technical Advisory Committee
    • Staff
    • Management Plan >
      • 3rd Generation Plan
    • Annual Reports >
      • Annual Report Archive
    • Budget
    • History
    • Maps
    • Member City Resources
  • Project Reviews
    • Application Materials
    • Standard Details
    • Recent Projects
  • Studies and Projects
    • Monitoring Program
    • Water Quality
    • TMDLs and Studies >
      • TMDLs
      • Studies
    • Projects >
      • Completed Projects >
        • Bass and Pomerleau Alum Treatments
        • Biochar Filters
        • SRP Reduction Project
        • Twin Lake Carp Management >
          • Carp Tracking
          • Twin Lake Next Steps
        • Wetland 639W
        • Connections at Shingle Creek
        • Bass CLP treatment
      • Projects Underway >
        • Bass Lake Vegetation Transplants
        • Crystal Lake Management Plan
        • Meadow Lake Management Plan
        • Connections II Stream Restoration
        • Bass Creek Restoration
  • What You Can Do
    • Smart Salting
    • Resources
    • Volunteer to Help
    • Volunteer Monitoring
    • Links to Learn More
  • Contact Us