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Minnesota, Cannon Watershed


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Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008
Minnesota, Cannon Watershed

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Bear Creek MN07040002-523 Headwaters To Straight R Data Unavailable Stream 5.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Beaver MN74-0023-00 Steele County, 5 Miles Northwest Of Ellendale, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 95.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Belle Creek MN07040002-527 Headwaters To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 24.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Bossuot MN40-0073-00 Le Sueur County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 107.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Byllesby MN19-0006-00 Dakota County, At Randolph, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 1,249.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Cannon MN66-0008-00 Rice County, 2.5 Miles West Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 1,598.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Cannon River MN07040002-501 Belle Cr To Split Near Mouth Waterbody Map Stream 8.5 Miles Good  
Cannon River MN07040002-502 Pine Cr To Belle Cr Waterbody Map Stream 11.4 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Cannon River MN07040002-507 Wolf Cr To Heath Cr Waterbody Map Stream 3.3 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cannon River MN07040002-508 Heath Cr To Northfield Dam Waterbody Map Stream 1.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cannon River MN07040002-509 Northfield Dam To Lk Byllesby Inlet Waterbody Map Stream 10.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cannon River MN07040002-538 Little Cannon R To Pine Cr Data Unavailable Stream 2.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cannon River MN07040002-539 Byllesby Dam To Little Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 2.8 Miles Good  
Cannon River MN07040002-540 Cannon Lk To Straight R Waterbody Map Stream 5.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cannon River MN07040002-542 Headwaters To Cannon Lk Waterbody Map Stream 49.9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cannon River MN07040002-551 South Branch Of Split To Mouth Data Unavailable Stream .4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cannon River MN07040002-581 Straight R To T110 R20w S19, East Line Waterbody Map Stream 1.1 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Cannon River MN07040002-582 T110 R20w S20, West Line To Wolf Cr Waterbody Map Stream 10.9 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Cannon River MN07040002-646 North Branch Of Split To Vermillion R Waterbody Map Stream 1.7 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Cannon River (Cannon Lake) MN07040002-541 Cannon Lk (25-0012-00) Data Unavailable Stream 5.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cannon River (Lake Byllesby) MN07040002-510 Lk Byllesby (Cannon R Inlet To Spring Cr Inlet) Data Unavailable Stream 1.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Cannon River (Lake Byllesby) MN07040002-511 Lk Byllesby (Spring Cr Inlet To Dam) Data Unavailable Stream 2.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Caron MN66-0050-00 Rice County Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 312.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Cedar MN66-0052-00 Rice County, 5 Miles West Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 879.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Chub MN19-0020-00 Dakota County, 4 Miles South Of Farmington, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 225.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Chub Creek MN07040002-528 Headwaters To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 22.8 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Chub Creek, North Branch MN07040002-566 T113 R19w S19, West Line To Chub Cr Waterbody Map Stream 7.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Circle MN66-0027-00 Rice County, 6 Miles Northwest Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 829.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Clear MN81-0014-00 Waseca County, At Waseca, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 631.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
County Ditch 15 MN07040002-543 Unnamed Ditch To Diamond Lk Data Unavailable Stream 1.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
County Ditch 64 MN07040002-524 Headwaters To Straight R Data Unavailable Stream 7.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
County Ditch 7 MN07040002-548 Headwaters To Crane Cr Data Unavailable Stream 2.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Crane Creek MN07040002-516 Headwaters (Watkins Lk 81-0013-00) To Straight R Waterbody Map Stream 15.0 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Crystal MN66-0001-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 34.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Diamond MN40-0013-00 Lesueur County, At Kilkenny, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 105.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Diamond Lake MN07040002-544 Diamond Lk (40-0013-00) Data Unavailable Stream .5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Dora MN40-0010-00 Lesueur County Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 712.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Dudley MN66-0014-00 Rice County, 5.5 Miles Northwest Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 62.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
East Jefferson MN40-0092-01 Lesueur County, 5 Miles Southeast Of Cleveland, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 661.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Everson MN81-0027-00 Waseca County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 29.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Faribault MN66-0007-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 45.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Fish MN40-0051-00 Lesueur County, 2 Miles North Northeast Of Elysian, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 74.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Fositen MN74-0024-00 Steele County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 24.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Fox MN66-0029-00 Rice County, 2 Miles South Of Millersburg, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 306.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Frances MN40-0057-00 Lesueur County, 1 Mile Northwest Of Elysian, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 862.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
French MN66-0038-00 Rice County, 4 Miles Northwest Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 873.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Gaiter MN81-0018-00 Waseca County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 2.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
German MN40-0063-00 Lesueur County, 4 Miles Northwest Of Elysian, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 783.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Goose MN81-0016-00 Waseca County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 315.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Gorman MN40-0032-00 Lesueur County, 4 Miles Southeast Of Le Center, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 505.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Heath Creek MN07040002-521 Headwaters (Union Lk 66-0032-00) To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 11.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Horseshoe MN40-0001-00 Lesueur County, 3 Miles Northeast Of Waterville, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 415.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Hunt MN66-0047-00 Rice County, 9 Miles Northwest Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 174.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Judicial Ditch 1 MN07040002-556 Unnamed Cr To Crane Cr Waterbody Map Stream 4.3 Miles Not_Assessed  
Kelly MN66-0015-00 Rice County, 4 Miles Northwest Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 63.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Knutson MN81-0023-00 Waseca County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 21.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Kohlmeier MN74-0019-00 Steele County, In Owatonna, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 33.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Little Cannon River (Goodhue County) MN07040002-526 T111 R17w S18, West Line To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 10.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Little Cannon River (Goodhue County) MN07040002-553 Headwaters To T110 R10w S16, East Line Data Unavailable Stream 6.5 Miles Not_Assessed  
Little Cannon River (Goodhue County) MN07040002-589 T110 R18w S10, West Line To T111 R18w S13, East Line Waterbody Map Stream 11.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Logue MN66-0057-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 100.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Lonergan MN74-0022-00 Steele County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 56.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Loon MN81-0015-00 Waseca County, At Waseca, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 122.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Lower Sakatah MN66-0044-00 Rice County, Near Waterville, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 359.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Lyman MN66-0095-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 7.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mabel MN40-0011-00 Le Sueur County, 6 Miles South Of Montgomery, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 98.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Maple Creek MN07040002-519 Headwaters To Straight R Waterbody Map Stream 12.6 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Mazaska MN66-0039-00 Rice County, At Shieldsville, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 669.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Medford Creek MN07040002-547 Headwaters To Straight R Data Unavailable Stream 11.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Middle Jefferson MN40-0092-04 Lesueur County, 3 Miles Southeast Of Cleveland, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 613.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Moonan Marsh MN81-0114-00 Waseca County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 74.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mud MN40-0021-00 Le Sueur County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 254.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mud MN66-0023-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 22.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mud MN66-0054-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 163.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Mud Creek MN07040002-558 Unnamed Cr To Chub Cr Waterbody Map Stream 2.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Oak Glen MN74-0004-00 Steele County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 53.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Perch MN40-0054-00 Le Sueur County Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 28.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Pine Creek MN07040002-520 T113 R18w S26, West Line To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 5.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Pine Creek MN07040002-552 T113 R18w S19, West Line To T113 R18w S27, East Line Data Unavailable Stream 5.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Pooles (Hands Marsh) MN66-0046-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 52.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Prairie Creek MN07040002-504 Headwaters To Cannon R (Lk Byllesby) Waterbody Map Stream 27.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Rays (Charles) MN40-0056-00 Lesueur County, Near Elysian, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 157.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Rice MN40-0037-00 Le Sueur County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 185.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Rice MN66-0048-00 Rice County Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 314.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Rice MN81-0022-00 Waseca County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 175.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Rickert MN74-0006-00 Steele County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 20.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Roberds MN66-0018-00 Rice County, 2 Miles Northwest Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 615.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Roemhildts MN40-0039-00 Lesueur County, Near Elysian, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 67.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Round MN40-0059-00 Lesueur County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 130.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Rush Creek MN07040002-505 Headwaters To Straight R Waterbody Map Stream 14.5 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Sabre MN40-0014-00 Lesueur County, Near Cordova, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 250.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Sasse MN40-0040-00 Le Sueur County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 5.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Shields MN66-0055-00 Rice County, 7 Miles Northwest Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 932.0 Acres Impaired TMDL completed
Sibley Marsh MN66-0091-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 5.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Sprague MN66-0045-00 Rice County Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 146.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Spring Creek MN07040002-571 T113 R15w S27, South Line To Hay Cr Waterbody Map Stream 4.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Steele MN40-0044-00 Lesueur County, Near Elysian, Mn Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 71.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Straight River MN07040002-503 Maple Cr To Crane Cr Waterbody Map Stream 5.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Straight River MN07040002-515 Rush Cr To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 12.8 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Straight River MN07040002-517 Cd 25 To Turtle Cr Waterbody Map Stream 10.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Straight River MN07040002-532 Cd 64 To Cd 25 Data Unavailable Stream 2.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Straight River MN07040002-533 Unnamed Cr To Cd 64 Waterbody Map Stream 3.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Straight River MN07040002-534 Headwaters To Unnamed Cr Waterbody Map Stream 10.2 Miles Not_Assessed  
Straight River MN07040002-535 Turtle Cr To Owatonna Dam Waterbody Map Stream 7.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Straight River MN07040002-536 Crane Cr To Rush Cr Waterbody Map Stream 6.6 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Straight River MN07040002-537 Owatonna Dam To Maple Cr Waterbody Map Stream .9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Sunfish MN40-0009-00 Lesueur County, 4 Miles North Of Waterville, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 123.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Swains MN40-0055-00 Le Sueur County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 21.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Swan MN74-0036-00 Steele County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 120.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Swede'S Bay MN40-0092-03 Lesueur County, 4 Miles Southeast Of Cleveland, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 350.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Tetonka MN40-0031-00 Lesueur County, At Waterville, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 1,336.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Toner'S MN81-0058-00 Waseca County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 111.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Turtle Creek MN07040002-518 Headwaters To Straight R Waterbody Map Stream 17.9 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Tustin MN40-0061-00 Lesueur County, At Elysian, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 102.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Union MN66-0032-00 Rice County, 12 Miles North Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 399.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Union Lake MN07040002-549 Union Lk (66-0032-00) Data Unavailable Stream 2.6 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN40-0012-00 Le Sueur County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 10.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN66-0033-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 62.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN66-0102-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 47.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed MN74-0041-00 Steele County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 240.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed (Jensen Slough) MN66-0019-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 4.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07040002-512 Headwaters To Prairie Cr Waterbody Map Stream 3.0 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Unnamed Creek MN07040002-513 Unnamed Cr To Unnamed Cr Waterbody Map Stream 5.0 Miles Impaired TMDL completed
Unnamed Creek MN07040002-514 Headwaters To Unnamed Cr To Prairie Cr (Mn07040002-513) Data Unavailable Stream 1.7 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07040002-525 Headwaters To Straight R Waterbody Map Stream 11.4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07040002-529 Unnamed Cr To Union Lk Waterbody Map Stream 6.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek MN07040002-903 Headwaters To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream .9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek (Spring Brook) MN07040002-557 Unnamed Cr To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 1.4 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Unnamed Creek (Spring Creek) MN07040002-568 Unnamed Cr To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 4.0 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Creek (Trout Brook) MN07040002-567 Unnamed Cr To Cannon R (Trout Stream Portion) Waterbody Map Stream 2.7 Miles Impaired TMDL needed
Unnamed Ditch MN07040002-530 Headwaters To T112 R22w S36, South Line Data Unavailable Stream 2.1 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Ditch MN07040002-531 Unnamed Ditch To Cd 64 Data Unavailable Stream 4.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Ditch MN07040002-545 Diamond Lk To Cannon R Data Unavailable Stream .9 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Ditch MN07040002-546 Headwaters To Lk Volney Data Unavailable Stream 1.8 Miles Not_Assessed  
Unnamed Ditch MN07040002-555 T111 R22w S1, North Line To Unnamed Cr Data Unavailable Stream .4 Miles Not_Assessed  
Upper Sakatah MN40-0002-00 Lesueur County, At Waterville, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 877.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Volney MN40-0033-00 Lesueur County, 4 Miles Southeast Of Le Center, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 259.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Waseca Marsh MN81-0017-00 Waseca County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 2.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Watkins MN81-0013-00 Waseca County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 134.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Weinberger MN66-0041-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 29.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Wells MN66-0010-00 Rice County, 2.5 Miles West Of Faribault, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 666.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
West Jefferson MN40-0092-02 Lesueur County, 6 Miles Southeast Of Cleveland, Mn Waterbody Map Freshwater Lake 383.0 Acres Impaired TMDL needed
Willing MN66-0051-00 Rice County Data Unavailable Freshwater Lake 22.0 Acres Not_Assessed  
Wolf Creek MN07040002-522 Headwaters To Cannon R Waterbody Map Stream 9.2 Miles Impaired TMDL needed

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Causes of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008

Minnesota, Cannon

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
Turbidity 207.2  
Fecal Coliform 185.7  
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators   12,339.0
Mercury in Fish Tissue 27.3 5,858.0

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Probable Sources Contributing to Impairments for Reporting Year 2008

Minnesota, Cannon Watershed

Description of this table
Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairments
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics 27.3 4,930.0
Industrial Point Source Discharge 13.1  
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) 176.4  
Manure Runoff 176.4  
Municipal Point Source Discharges 90.3  
Non-Point Source 13.1  
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decentralized Systems) 176.4  
Sand/Gravel/Rock Mining Or Quarries 13.1  
Unrestricted Cattle Access 13.1  
Unspecified Unpaved Road Or Trail 13.1  
Urban Runoff/Storm Sewers 13.1  
Wet Weather Discharges (Non-Point Source) 176.4  
Wet Weather Discharges (Point Source And Combination Of Stormwater, Sso Or Cso) 75.1  
Wildlife Other Than Waterfowl 176.4  

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TMDL Alternatives by Cause of Impairment for Reporting Year 2008


Minnesota, Cannon Watershed


No TMDL Alternatives reported.

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Cumulative TMDLs by Pollutant

Minnesota, Cannon 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
Mercury color.gif 15 15
Fecal Coliform color.gif 11 11
Fecal color.gif 3 3
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) color.gif 1 1

Total: 30 TMDLs; 0 Causes of Impairment



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