Watershed Health Report

Mississippi River - Sartell Watershed

HUC 8: 07010201  DNR Major: 15
Major River Basin: Upper Mississippi

Area: 1,026 square miles
Stream Length: 1,226 miles
Lakes Area: 16,409 acres

Watershed Mean Health Score: 58

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Overall Watershed Score
Mean Watershed Score:
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58
Minimum Index Score:
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8
Hydrology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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78
Minimum Index Score:
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64
Index:
Perennial Cover:
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64
Impervious Surface:
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83
Water Withdrawal:
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95
Hydrologic Storage:
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77
Flow Variability:
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71
Geomorphology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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69
Minimum Index Score:
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35
Index:
Soil Erodability:
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76
Groundwater Contamination:
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35
Climate Vulnerability:
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97
Biology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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46
Minimum Index Score:
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8
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Quality:
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8
Stream Species:
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79
Species Richness:
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61
At-Risk Species:
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37
Connectivity Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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35
Minimum Index Score:
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11
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Connectivity:
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11
Aquatic Connectivity:
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18
Riparian Connectivity:
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77
Water Quality Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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63
Minimum Index Score:
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47
Index:
Non-Point Source:
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47
Point Source:
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83
Water Quality Assessment:
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58

WAT Score
The Watershed Assessment Tool measures five components of watershed health. These components are: Hydrology, Geomorphology, Biology, Connectivity and Water Quality. Each component contains 3-5 health index scores. The index scores are combined to create a component score. The component scores are also combined into an overall mean (average) watershed health score; and the index identified with lowest score is the watershed minimum health score.
 
Please go to the Watershed Health Assessment Results page for more information.