Water Quality in the Red River Basin Minnesota’s Monitoring Network Summary Results 2005

1. Water Quality in the Red River Basin Minnesota’s Monitoring Network Summary Results 2005 April 24, 2006 Danni Halvorson Red River Basin Monitoring Specialist Red River Watershed Management Board

2. Presentation Contents • Sample Season Flow Comparisons • 2005 Preliminary Loading Results • 2005 Turbidity TMDL Verification • 2003-2004 Concentration Results • 2006 Monitoring

3. 6 Red River Sites • 18 Tributary Sites

4. Red River at Emerson Hydrographs Total cfs: 2003: 869,302 2004: 2,181,387 2005: 3,113,170

9. Impairment Assessment for Turbidity and Dissolved Oxygen

10. Red River Tributary Turbidity TMDL Impairment Verification 2005

13. TSS at Tributary Sites 2003-2004

14. (n =32 to 36)

17. 2006 Monitoring • Condition Monitoring • Flow, finish rating curve work? • Install continuous flow/stage stations where needed • Water quality sampling • Turbidity TMDL Monitoring • Flow monitoring, start rating curve work • Establish needed flow/stage stations • Water quality sampling • FDR Project Monitoring • River Watch

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