Watershed Health Report

Lac Qui Parle River Watershed

HUC 8: 07020003  DNR Major: 24
Major River Basin: Minnesota River

Area: 761 square miles
Stream Length: 1,491 miles
Lakes Area: 2,770 acres

Watershed Mean Health Score: 47

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Overall Watershed Score
Mean Watershed Score:
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47
Minimum Index Score:
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5
Hydrology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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62
Minimum Index Score:
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19
Index:
Perennial Cover:
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19
Impervious Surface:
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95
Water Withdrawal:
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99
Hydrologic Storage:
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37
Flow Variability:
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61
Geomorphology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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48
Minimum Index Score:
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22
Index:
Soil Erodability:
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73
Groundwater Contamination:
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50
Climate Vulnerability:
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22
Biology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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39
Minimum Index Score:
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5
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Quality:
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5
Stream Species:
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74
Species Richness:
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53
At-Risk Species:
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23
Connectivity Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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24
Minimum Index Score:
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8
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Connectivity:
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8
Aquatic Connectivity:
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12
Riparian Connectivity:
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51
Water Quality Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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64
Minimum Index Score:
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38
Index:
Non-Point Source:
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38
Point Source:
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93
Water Quality Assessment:
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62

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.