Watershed Health Report

Upper/Lower Red Lake Watershed

HUC 8: 09020302  DNR Major: 62
Major River Basin: Red River

Area: 1,940 square miles
Stream Length: 1,240 miles
Lakes Area: 300,163 acres

Watershed Mean Health Score: 73

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Overall Watershed Score
Mean Watershed Score:
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73
Minimum Index Score:
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31
Hydrology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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86
Minimum Index Score:
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61
Index:
Perennial Cover:
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97
Impervious Surface:
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99
Water Withdrawal:
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99
Hydrologic Storage:
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74
Flow Variability:
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61
Geomorphology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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87
Minimum Index Score:
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76
Index:
Soil Erodability:
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86
Groundwater Contamination:
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76
Climate Vulnerability:
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99
Biology Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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52
Minimum Index Score:
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31
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Quality:
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55
Stream Species:
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65
Species Richness:
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57
At-Risk Species:
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31
Connectivity Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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64
Minimum Index Score:
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37
Index:
Terrestrial Habitat Connectivity:
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60
Aquatic Connectivity:
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37
Riparian Connectivity:
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96
Water Quality Health Scores
Mean Watershed Score:
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76
Minimum Index Score:
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36
Index:
Non-Point Source:
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92
Point Source:
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99
Water Quality Assessment:
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36

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.