Lake Superior—North Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy Report

The state of Minnesota has adopted a watershed approach to address the state's 80 major watersheds (denoted by 8-digit hydrologic unit code or HUC). This watershed approach incorporates water quality assessment, watershed analysis, civic engagement, planning, implementation, and measurement of results into a 10-year cycle that addresses both restoration and protection as part of a Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) report. This WRAPS report addresses a portion of the waterbodies within the Lake Superior North (LSN) Watershed (HUC 04010101), located in the most northeastern portion of Minnesota along Lake Superior. Lake Superior's shoreline forms the eastern border of the LSN Watershed. The watershed constitutes 1,570 square miles and lies within the Northern Lakes and Forest ecoregion. The dominant land cover is forest and wetland, and the majority of the watershed is undeveloped.