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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008
Minnesota, Blue Earth Watershed

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Amber MN46-0034-00 Martin County, Southern Lake In Fairmont, Mn Chain Of Lakes Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 182.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Badger Creek MN07020009-562 Little Badger Cr To T102 R28w S13 East Line Data Unavailable Stream 2.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Badger Creek MN07020009-563 T102 R27w S18 West Line To Blue Earth R Data Unavailable Stream 1.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Big Twin MN46-0133-00 Martin County, 3 Miles Southwest Of Trimont, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 421.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-501 Le Sueur R To Minnesota R Waterbody Map Stream 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-504 W Br Blue Earth R To Coon Cr Waterbody Map Stream 6.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-507 Willow Cr To Watonwan R Waterbody Map Stream 37.1 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-508 E Br Blue Earth R To South Cr Waterbody Map Stream 10.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-509 Rapidan Dam To Le Sueur R Waterbody Map Stream 8.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-510 Watonwan R To Rapidan Dam Waterbody Map Stream 4.1 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-514 Center Cr To Elm Cr Waterbody Map Stream 2.3 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-515 Elm Cr To Willow Cr Waterbody Map Stream 25.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-516 South Cr To Center Cr Waterbody Map Stream 8.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-518 Coon Cr To Badger Cr Waterbody Map Stream 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River MN07020009-565 Badger Cr To E Br Blue Earth R Waterbody Map Stream 1.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River, East Branch MN07020009-553 Brush Cr To Blue Earth R Waterbody Map Stream 36.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River, East Branch MN07020009-554 Headwaters To Brush Cr Waterbody Map Stream 22.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Blue Earth River, Middle Branch MN07020009-550 Mn/Ia Border To W Br Blue Earth R Data Unavailable Stream 8.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Blue Earth River, West Branch MN07020009-549 Mn/Ia Border To Blue Earth R Waterbody Map Stream 11.0 Miles Good  
Brush Creek MN07020009-555 Headwaters To E Br Blue Earth R Waterbody Map Stream 13.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Budd MN46-0030-00 Minnesota River Basin, Middle Lake In Fairmont, Mn Chain Of Lakes Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 221.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Buffalo MN46-0044-00 Martin County, 1 Mile North Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 243.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Buffalo MN46-0146-00 Martin County, Near Sherburn, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 81.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Canright MN46-0043-00 Martin County, 1.5 Miles North Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 38.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Cedar MN46-0121-00 Martin County, Near Trimont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 713.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Cedar Creek MN07020009-521 Cedar Lk To Elm Cr Waterbody Map Stream 8.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cedar Creek MN07020009-559 Headwaters To T104 R34w S1 East Line Data Unavailable Stream 1.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cedar Creek MN07020009-560 T104 R33w S6 West Line To Cedar Lk Waterbody Map Stream 11.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cedar Creek (North Basin Cedar Lake) MN07020009-520 N Basin Cedar Lk (46-0121-00) Data Unavailable Stream 3.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cedar Creek (South Basin Cedar Lake) MN07020009-519 S Basin Cedar Lk (46-0121-00) Data Unavailable Stream 1.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Center Creek MN07020009-503 Lily Cr To Blue Earth R Waterbody Map Stream 29.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Center Creek MN07020009-526 George Lk To Lily Cr Waterbody Map Stream .9 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Charlotte MN46-0039-00 Martin County, North Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 119.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Clam MN46-0111-00 Martin County, Near Trimont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 67.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Coon Creek MN07020009-552 Headwaters To Blue Earth R Data Unavailable Stream 15.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
County Ditch 26 MN07020009-512 Headwaters To E Br Blue Earth R Data Unavailable Stream 2.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
County Ditch 44 MN07020009-513 Headwaters To E Br Blue Earth R Data Unavailable Stream 7.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
County Ditch 60 MN07020009-511 Headwaters To Blue Earth R Data Unavailable Stream 4.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Creek MN46-0117-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 99.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Dutch Creek MN07020009-527 Headwaters To Hall Lk Waterbody Map Stream 5.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Eagle MN46-0078-00 Martin County, 2 Miles North Northeast Of Welcome, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 102.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
East Chain MN46-0010-00 Martin County, At East Chain, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 479.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Elm Creek MN07020009-502 Cedar Cr To Blue Earth R Waterbody Map Stream 47.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Elm Creek MN07020009-522 S Fk Elm Cr To Cedar Cr Waterbody Map Stream 26.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Elm Creek MN07020009-523 Headwaters To S Fk Elm Cr Waterbody Map Stream 15.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Elm Creek, South Fork MN07020009-524 T103 R34w S30, West Line To T103 R34w S1, North Line Waterbody Map Stream 13.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Elm Creek, South Fork MN07020009-561 T104 R34w S36 South Line To Elm Cr Data Unavailable Stream 1.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Fish MN46-0145-00 Martin County, Near Odin, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 149.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Foster Creek MN07020009-556 T103 R24w S35, East Line To T102 R24w S6, West Line Data Unavailable Stream 6.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Foster Creek MN07020009-557 T102 R23w S4, South Line To Unnamed Ditch Data Unavailable Stream 2.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Foster Creek MN07020009-558 Headwaters To T102 R23w S9, North Line Data Unavailable Stream 2.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Foster Creek MN07020009-564 T102 R25w S1, East Line To E Br Blue Earth R Data Unavailable Stream .6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Fox MN46-0109-00 Martin County, 1 Mile North Of Sherburn, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 906.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
George MN46-0024-00 Martin County, North Lake In Fairmont, Mn Chain Of Lakes Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 85.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
George Lake MN07020009-544 George Lk (46-0024-00) Data Unavailable Stream .6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Hall MN46-0031-00 Minnesota River Basin, Second Most Southern Lake In Fairmont, Mn Chain Of Lakes Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 555.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Halls (Little Hall) MN46-0027-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 37.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
High MN46-0037-00 Martin County, North Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 79.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Imogene MN46-0012-00 Minnesota River Basin, 5 Miles East Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 188.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Independence MN32-0017-00 Jackson County, Near Jackson, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 81.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Iowa MN46-0049-00 Martin County, On Mn/Ia Border South Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 680.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Judicial Ditch 13 Branch A MN07020009-571 Mn/Ia Border To Jd 13 Waterbody Map Stream 8.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Judicial Ditch 3 MN07020009-505 Headwaters To Elm Cr Waterbody Map Stream 6.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Judicial Ditch 70 MN07020009-546 Lk Imogene To Center Cr Data Unavailable Stream 3.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Judicial Ditch 8 MN07020009-545 Headwaters To Jd 3 Data Unavailable Stream 2.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Kiester MN46-0042-00 Martin County, 2 Miles North Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 44.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Lily Creek MN07020009-525 Headwaters (Fox Lk 46-0109-00) To Center Cr Waterbody Map Stream 16.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little Badger Creek MN07020009-548 Headwaters To Badger Cr Data Unavailable Stream 17.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Little Twin MN46-0130-00 Martin County, Near Trimont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 72.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Lower'S MN32-0016-00 Jackson County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 79.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Martin MN46-0036-00 Martin County, North Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 278.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Morin (Alden) MN24-0043-00 Freeborn County, Near Alden, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 20.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mud MN46-0035-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 37.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mud (Bardwell) MN46-0023-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 77.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Murphy MN46-0048-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 45.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
North MN46-0147-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 35.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
North Silver MN46-0016-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 201.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
North Silver Lake MN07020009-528 North Silver Lk (46-0016-00) Data Unavailable Stream .4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Rapidan MN07-0087-00 Blue Earth County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 7.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Rice MN22-0007-00 Faribault County, Near Wells, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 257.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Rose MN46-0032-00 Minnesota River Basin, 4 Miles East Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 292.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Rush MN07-0089-00 Blue Earth County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 139.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Sager MN46-0033-00 Martin County, East Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 198.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Seymour MN46-0113-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 42.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Sisseton MN46-0025-00 Minnesota River Basin, Second Most Northern Lake In Fairmont, Mn Chain Of Lakes Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 139.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
South Creek MN07020009-547 Headwaters (Rose Lk 46-0032-00) To Blue Earth R Waterbody Map Stream 27.0 Miles Good  
South Silver MN46-0020-00 Martin County, 5 Miles South Of Fairmont, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 247.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
South Walnut MN22-0022-00 Faribault County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 352.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Swag MN46-0013-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 117.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Swan MN22-0019-00 Faribault County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 3.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Twin MN46-0040-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 15.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN22-0018-00 Faribault County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 5.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN22-0088-00 Faribault County, Near Guckeen, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 28.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN32-0014-00 Jackson County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 40.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN46-0001-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 18.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN46-0008-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 31.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN46-0021-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake .1 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN46-0155-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 10.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed (Clear) MN46-0009-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 15.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07020009-529 North Silver Lk To Wilmert Lk Data Unavailable Stream .9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07020009-531 Wilmert Lk To Mud Lk (Bardwell Lk 46-0023-00) Data Unavailable Stream 1.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07020009-533 Mud Lk (Bardwell Lk 46-0023-00) To Unanmed Lk (Mud Lk 46-0035-00) Data Unavailable Stream .1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07020009-535 Unnamed Lk (Mud Lk 46-0035-00) To Amber Lk Waterbody Map Stream .2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07020009-539 Hall Lk To Budd Lk Data Unavailable Stream .1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07020009-541 Budd Lk To Sisseton Lk Data Unavailable Stream .0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07020009-543 Sisseton Lk To George Lk Data Unavailable Stream .1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07020009-566 Unnamed Cr To Willow Cr Waterbody Map Stream 2.8 Miles Good  
Unnamed Creek (Wilmert Lake) MN07020009-530 Wilmert Lk (46-0014-00) Data Unavailable Stream 1.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek (Amber Lake) MN07020009-536 Amber Lk (46-0034-00) Data Unavailable Stream .8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek (Budd Lake) MN07020009-540 Budd Lk (46-0030-00) Data Unavailable Stream .7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek (Hall Lake Inlet) MN07020009-537 Amber Lk To Hall Lk Data Unavailable Stream .1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek (Hall Lake) MN07020009-538 Hall Lk (46-0031-00) Data Unavailable Stream 1.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek (Mud Lake) MN07020009-534 Unnamed Lk (Mud Lk 46-0035-00) Data Unavailable Stream .3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek (Mud/Bardwell Lake) MN07020009-532 Mud Lk (Bardwell Lk 46-0023-00) Data Unavailable Stream .6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek (Sisseton Lake) MN07020009-542 Sisseton Lk (46-0025-00) Data Unavailable Stream 1.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Ditch MN07020009-551 Headwaters To Blue Earth R Data Unavailable Stream 5.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Walnut MN22-0023-00 Faribault County, Near Wells, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 683.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Watkins MN46-0132-00 Martin County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 187.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Wilmert (Main Bay) MN46-0014-01 Martin County, 7 Miles South Of Fairmont, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 320.0 Acres Not_Assessed  

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

Minnesota, Blue Earth

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Cause of Impairment" value to see a listing of those waters with that cause of impairment.
Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Mercury in Water Column 12.2  
Fish Bioassessments 201.6  
Turbidity 291.2  
Fecal Coliform 171.8  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators   1,182.0
Ammonia, Un-ionized 29.4  
Dissolved Oxygen 17.9  
Mercury in Fish Tissue 111.8 421.0
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue   221.0

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2008

Minnesota, Blue Earth Watershed

Description of this table
Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) 171.8  
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics 111.8 421.0
Land Application Of Wastewater Biosolids (Non-Agricultural) 171.8  
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) 171.8  
Manure Runoff 171.8  
Municipal Point Source Discharges 171.8  
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) 171.8  
Permitted Runoff From Confined Animal Feeding Operations (Cafos) 171.8  
Sewage Discharges In Unsewered Areas 171.8  
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers 171.8  
Wastes From Pets 171.8  
Waterfowl 171.8  
Wildlife Other Than Waterfowl 171.8  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008


Minnesota, Blue Earth Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Minnesota, Blue Earth Watershed

This chart includes TMDLs since October 1, 1995.

Description of this table
NOTE: Click on the underlined "Number of TMDLs Completed" value to see a listing of those approved TMDLs for the pollutant.
Number of Causes of
Impairment Addressed
Fecal Coliform color.gif 13 13
Mercury color.gif 12 14

Total: 25 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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