Sand Hill River Watershed Monitoring and Assessment Report

The Sand Hill River Watershed (SHRW) (HUC 09020301), located within the Red River Basin, drains 708,469 acres in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. The focus of this watershed monitoring and assessment report is on the 395,249 acre (55.8%) portion of the watershed in Polk, Norman and Mahnomen Counties of Minnesota (NRCS 2007). The SHRW is bordered on the north by the Red Lake River and Clearwater Watersheds; the Marsh and Wild Rice River Watershed form the southern border. Major rivers and streams within the watershed include the Sand Hill River and Kittleson Creek. Numerous unnamed ditches and smaller tributaries also occur within the watershed. The Red River of the North flows through this watershed but it was not part of the survey. The mainstem will be monitored, assessed and reportedon following a new large river sampling and assessment effort that will begin on the Red River in 2015.