Lake of the Woods Phosphorus Study
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$163,925
Fund Source
Clean Water Fund
Recipient
Science Museum of Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Monitoring
Counties Affected
Lake of the Woods
Roseau
Project Overview
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will partner with the Science Museum of Minnesota Saint Croix Watershed Research Station (SCWRS) - to collect sediment cores from six basins in the Lake of the Woods (LOW) to analyze the total sediment phosphorus inventory in each basin and compare those results to results from a similar study conducted in 2012. Additionally, the Science Museum of Minnesota will also collect short core sediment samples from four areas located in the southern basin of LOW to analyze under oxic and anoxic conditions and estimate the phosphorus internal loading rates. These results will be compared to the results of a similar study conducted in 2010.
Project Details
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2023 Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$163,925
Number of full time equivalents funded
.58
Project Manager
First Name
Cary
Last Name
Hernandez
Organization Name
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Street Address
714 Lake Ave Ste 220
City
Detroit Lakes
State
MN
Zip Code
56501
Phone
(218) 846-8124
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