Vermillion River Upper Mainstem, Pine Creek, and Lake Byllesby Sub-watershed Assessments

Project was completed as proposed. Subwatershed analyis was completed for each of the subwatersheds. Water quality monitoring data, inclusion on the Minnesota impaired waters list, and applicable BMPs that target the pollutant of concern were considered for each analysis. In all three subwatersheds, sediment was determined to be the primary pollutant of concern for the analysis. Landowner information was compiled from existing parcel databases. Data for desktop analysis was gathered, including land use, existing known best management practices, soil types, land cover, restorable wetland inventory, stream flow networks, aerial photos, and parcel boundaries. Where land was not accessible by road or public right of way, landowner permission was sought to access land for the analysis when possible. For parcels where landowner contact was not possible or where landowners did not want to grant access, review of multiple years of aerial photography and pictometry was completed.