Bluff Creek
The Bluff Creek Subwatershed is a 6-square-mile subsection of the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District that drains to Bluff Creek.
Characteristics
| Length | 6.8 miles |
| Elevation Change | 232 ft |
| Watershed size | 5.8 sq miles |
| # of cities in watershed | 2 |
| # of lake connected | 0 |
| # of monitoring sites | 5 |
| # of parks | 3 |
| Impairment listing | Turbidity, Fish |
| Common fish | Brook Stickleback, Northern Fathead Minnow |
| Invasive species | Reed Canary Grass, Buckthorn |
Learn More
- DNR Lakefinder
Get information on water levels, fish stocking, and water clarity. - MPCA Surface Water Data
Find historical lake and stream water quality data. - Metropolitan Council
View and download information on lakes, rivers, streams, rain gauges and for the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area.
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