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Region maps

  • Map of US HU Regions Subregions (Level 2 HUs) of Minnesota
  • Basins (HU Level 3) of Minnesota
  • Subbasins (HU Level 4) of Mississippi Headwaters Basin
  • Watersheds (HU Level 5) of Long Prairie Subbasin
  • Subwatersheds (HU Level 6) of Lake Carlos Watershed
  • DNR partitions of Fish Lake Subwatershed

Watershed-Related Links

Federal Government Agencies

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • Healthy Watersheds
  • EPA: Surf Your Watershed
  • Watershed Protection -- An Introduction

USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)

  • WBD (Watershed Boundary Dataset)

U. S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  • Minnesota Office's Interactive Major/Minor Watershed Application
  • NHD (National Hydrography Dataset)

State and Local Government Agencies

  • Board of Water & Soil Resources
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  • Minnesota River Basin Data Center
  • PCA - Basins/Watersheds

 

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