Fecal Coliform TMDL Assessment for High Island Creek and Rush River

Fecal Coliform TMDL Assessment for High Island Creek and Rush River

2008-10

The High Island Creek and Rush River Watersheds are located in the Lower Minnesota Watershed, in south central Minnesota. The watersheds are located across 410,000 acres in portions of McLeod, Nicollet, Renville and Sibley counties. High Island Creek and Rush River outlet into the Minnesota River near Henderson, Minnesota. According to the State of the Minnesota River annual reports, these rivers rank among the highest for fecal coliform bacteria concentrations in the entire Minnesota River Basin. This document contains the TMDLs for five impaired stream reaches in the High Island Creek Watershed and two in the Rush River Watershed. These stream reaches are listed as impaired for failure to meet their swimming designated uses due to excessive fecal coliform concentrations.

Water Resources Center Minnesota State University, Mankato

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (St. Paul, Minnesota)

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Water Quality & Pollutants

High island creek
Buffalo creek
County ditch 59
Rush river
Minnesota river basin
Sibley county
Minnesota
Impaired waters
Total maximum daily load
TMDL
Fecal coliform
Bacteria

Lower Minnesota River (07020012)

Sibley

2000-2009

No

Public Domain

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency