Introducing you to the District
Welcome to the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District, in the southwest part of the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.
Our 64-square- mile boundaries include the Minnesota River Valley from Carver, Minnesota, at the west, to the confluence with the Mississippi River at historic Fort Snelling, near the airport, at the east.
The District boundaries adjoin five other watershed districts, four water management organizations, and portions of fifteen communities in four metropolitan counties.
What does our watershed do? Our purposes include
- Protecting groundwater and surface water systems
- Improving water quality
- Establishing governmental policies to manage water resources
- Preventing erosion into surface waters
- Working with the Army Corps of Engineers to maintain the river for commercial barge navigation
- Protecting fish and wildlife habitat, and
- Affording recreational opportunities
Learn more about the District
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