rcrca.COM

rcrca.COMrcrca.COMrcrca.COM

507-532-1325 Email: joy.bruns@rcrca.com

  • Home
  • About Us
    • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Joint Power Members
    • Legislators
    • Year In Review
  • Contact Us
  • Minutes
  • Grants
    • Grants
    • Lake Redwood Reclamation
    • Redwood-Time Lapse Videos
    • Monitoring
    • Cottonwood River
    • Redwood River
    • Discovery Farms
    • Cottonwood WRAPS
    • Redwood WRAPS
    • Plum Creek Grant
    • Pell Creek Grant
  • Reporting
  • Outreach
  • More
    • Home
    • About Us
      • About
      • Board of Directors
      • Joint Power Members
      • Legislators
      • Year In Review
    • Contact Us
    • Minutes
    • Grants
      • Grants
      • Lake Redwood Reclamation
      • Redwood-Time Lapse Videos
      • Monitoring
      • Cottonwood River
      • Redwood River
      • Discovery Farms
      • Cottonwood WRAPS
      • Redwood WRAPS
      • Plum Creek Grant
      • Pell Creek Grant
    • Reporting
    • Outreach

507-532-1325 Email: joy.bruns@rcrca.com

rcrca.COM

rcrca.COMrcrca.COMrcrca.COM
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About
    • Board of Directors
    • Joint Power Members
    • Legislators
    • Year In Review
  • Contact Us
  • Minutes
  • Grants
    • Grants
    • Lake Redwood Reclamation
    • Redwood-Time Lapse Videos
    • Monitoring
    • Cottonwood River
    • Redwood River
    • Discovery Farms
    • Cottonwood WRAPS
    • Redwood WRAPS
    • Plum Creek Grant
    • Pell Creek Grant
  • Reporting
  • Outreach

Plum creek subwatershed of the cottonwood river

Strategies: Primary pollutant addressed by strategy type noted in italics.

Soil Health - Sediment - Implement cover crops, no-till, and/or low-till management techniques to improve soil health and increase water storage capacity of soils.


Storage - Sediment - Implement practices such as grassed waterways, wetland restoration, and water and sediment control basins to store and slow down the flow of water.


Slope Stabilization - Sediment - Implement slope stabilization and riparian buffer practices in high slop areas to address soil loss and slow overland runoff.


Manure & Septic Management - Bacteria - Implement appropriate combination of education, inspections, BMP construction, and upgrades with individual producers and owners. 



Quick Facts:

Subwatershed Size:

30,286 acres


Upstream Subwatersheds:

Willow Creek (8931 acres)

Judicial Ditch No. 20A (18,8478 acres 


Counties:

56% Redwood

44% Murray


Cities:

Walnut Grove


Major Waterbodies:

Plum Creek

Judicial Ditch No. 28

Lake Laura


Elevation Change:

Maximum Elevation: 1,511 ft.

Minimum Elevation: 1,075 ft.


Longitudinal Barriers:

1 Significant Barrier

2 Partial/Seasonal Barriers 


Copyright © 2022 rcrca.com - All Rights Reserved.


RCRCA, 1424 E. College Dr, Marshall, MN 56258

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

DeclineAccept