South Fork Crow River Watershed Total Maximum Daily Load Report

This Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study was completed for the South Fork Crow River Watershed (07010205), which is a subwatershed in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The study addresses 5 river/stream total suspended solids (TSS) impairments; 1 river/stream dissolved oxygen (DO) impairment; 2 river/stream bacteria impairments; and nutrient impairments for 23 lakes. The South Fork Crow River Watershed covers approximately 1,279 square miles across eight counties in west central Minnesota. The watershed drains to the North Fork Crow River and ultimately the Mississippi River near Dayton, Minnesota. The goal of this TMDL is to quantify the pollutant reductions needed to meet state water quality standards for TSS, DO, E. coli, and nutrients in the impaired streams and lakes throughout the South Fork Crow River Watershed.