Zumbro River Load Monitoring Network

2019: The Olmsted County Soil and Water Conservation District will assist the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) with water quality monitoring and pollutant load calculations at four sub-watershed sites in the Zumbro River Watershed. Approximately 25 grab samples per site between ice-out and October 31 of 2019 will be collected along with field measurements and observations. Sites include: North Fork Zumbro River (near Mazeppa, MN), Middle Fork Zumbro River (near Oronoco, MN), South Branch Middle Fork River (near Oronoco, MN) and South Fork Zumbro River (near Rochester, MN).

2020-2025: The Olmsted SWCD will assist the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) with water quality monitoring at four sub-watershed sites in the Zumbro River Watershed.  Approximately 50 stream samples per site between ice-out and October 31, annually will be collected along with field measurements and observations. Sites include: North Fork Zumbro River (near Mazeppa, MN), Middle Fork Zumbro River (near Oronoco, MN), South Branch Middle Fork River (near Oronoco, MN) and South Fork Zumbro River (near Rochester, MN).