Priority Lakes Sampling Needs Comments

1 Caribou Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. Sampled in 2006, 2007.
2 Moosehorn Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. Trib. To Flutereed.
3 Barker Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
4 Benson Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
5 Blueberry Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
6 Bogus Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
7 Boys Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
8 Christine Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
9 Dyers Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
10 Kimball Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
11 Mark Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
12 Marsh Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
13 Mink Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
14 Monker Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
15 Scabbard Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
16 Stevens Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
17 Strobus Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
18 Turtle Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
19 White Pine Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. General baseline data needed.
20 Agnes Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. Sampled in 2007. Continue to sample until fully assessed.
21 Bigsby Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. Sampled in 2006. Continue to sample until fully assessed.
22 Deeryard Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. Sampled in 2007. Continue to sample until fully assessed.
23 Devil Track Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. Sampled in 2006. Continue to sample until fully assessed.
24 Pike Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. Sampled in 2007. Continue to sample until fully assessed.
25 Trout Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. Sampled in 2006. Continue to sample until fully assessed.
26 Ward Baseline assessment and trend analysis. Chl-a, Total Phosphorous and Secchi Disk. Sampled in 2007. Continue to sample until fully assessed.

Priority Streams Sampling Needs Comments

1 Poplar River Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids TMDL study underway. Continue sampling and maintaining NRRI real time monitoring device.
2 Cascade River Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids Watershed group in place. Not actively sampling.
3 Devil Track River Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
4 Flute Reed River Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids Strategic watershed plan paper completed for MPCA. Watershed group in place. Sampling scheduled to begin in 2008.
5 Temperance River Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
6 Two Island River Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
7 Cross River Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
8 Kadunce Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
9 Brule River Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids Fully assessed. Continue baseline and trend analysis
10 Nature Boy Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids Sample as needed or for compliance issues with BDA park.
11 Village Ditch Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids Sample as needed or for compliance issues with BDA park.
12 Colville Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
13 Durfee Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
14 Kimball Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
15 Spruce Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
16 Sugarloaf Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
17 Leveaux Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
18 Indian Camp Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
19 Cutface Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
20 Cliff Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
21 Carlson Creek Transparency Tube, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids

Comments:
There are no MN milestone rivers that provide regular monthly sampling (not event based) in Cook County.
As of 2007, the Brule River and Poplar River are the only two rivers assumed to be fully assessed. See MPCA manual on
assessment of rivers for tmdl.
Guidance Manual for Assessing the Quality of Minnesota Surface Waters for the Determination of Impairment 305 (b) Report
and 303 (d) List - October, 2007.
The recommendations above are for the bare minimum to assess the lake for 303-d lists. Additional parameters should be
considered when a known or suspected threat to water quality occurs.
Some additional parameters for consideration are listed below along with a potential stressor.
Septic System Impacts-Phosphorous, Nitrogen, Total Suspended Solids, Turbidity and Biological Oxygen Demand
Road Impacts – Chloride, Turbidity, Total Suspended Solids
Runoff Impacts – Phosphorous, Total Suspended Solids, Turbidity

A more complete list of parameters for a stream or lake suffering from development impacts would likely include:

Field measurements: pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Specific Conductivity, Temperature, Turbidity and Total Suspended Solids
Lab paramters of Turbidity, Total Suspended Solids, Total Phosphorous, Ortho Phosphorous, Alkalinity, Chloride, Nitrogen
Parameters (Total Nitrogen, Nitrate + Nitrite and Ammonia)

The hydrolab owned by Cook County should be utilized for both Lake and Stream montioring to record field measurements.
All data should be submitted to the MPCA EDA Storet database for inclusion in water quality assessments.