North Fork Crow and Lower Crow Bacteria, Turbidity, and Low Dissolved Oxygen TMDL Assessment Report

The North Fork Crow River Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) project addressed seven impairments on six reaches of the North Fork Crow and Lower Crow River. These reaches are on Minnesota's final 2008 and draft 2010 303(d) impaired water list because they are part of a Class 2 water body, designated to support aquatic life and recreational use. High levels of bacteria and turbidity and low levels of dissolved oxygen prevent these river reaches from meeting their designated uses. The goal of this TMDL is to quantify the pollutant reductions needed in each of these reaches to meet State water quality standards as required by the Clean Water Act.