Map Instructions

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Getting started

NOTE: To increase the size of the map display, use Display Properties on the desktop to increase your screen resolution.

Navigation

Use the interface icons to navigate the map and get information about specific features. When an icon is active, it will be highlighted in maroon.

 
Minnesota icon

Minnesota icon - Click on this icon to show the entire state.

Recenter icon

Pan tool - Use to center the map on a new point. Click on the pan tool, then click a spot on the map which you want to have as the new center of the map.

 
Zoom in icon

Zoom in tool - Use to zoom in on map. Click the zoom in tool, then click a spot on the map on which to zoom in.

Zoom out icon

Zoom out tool - Use to zoom out on the map. Click the zoom in tool, then click a spot on the map from which to zoom out.

 
Information icon

Information tool - Use to get to more information about the watershed on your map.

Click inside any watershed to get a table of summary information.

Click on point features to display information about that feature.

Click directly on a lake, water quality or gaging station, or public land to open the associated web page.

Help icon

Help tool - Use to get to the How to Use the Watershed Assessment Map page

 

Refresh tool - Use to redraw the map image to display a new data layer

 

 

Above Map

Find Place - Use to get map of a location, such as a city, lake, county
Layer Information - Use to list data layers, link to watershed health concepts, view metadata
Measure - Use to find distances between points you draw (in meters)
Area - Use to find area of a shape you draw (in square meters)
Print - Use to open a print window to view and print current map display with legend

Go to "Map Your Watershed"