Bluff Creek
| 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 |
For more information about waterbody impairments, visit the Minnesota's Impaired Waters List webpage managed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Factsheet
Related Documents
- Bluff Creek Factsheet
- Bluff Creek Reach 5 Ecological Enhancement Plan Feasibility Report
- Bluff Creek TMDL - July 2013
- Bluff Creek Tributary Restoration - 2018 Project Summary Map
- CWP Bulletin - Ranking System for Prioritizing Restoration Projects
- Feasibility Report - Pioneer Tr Wetland Restoration
- Pioneer Trail Restoration Plan
- Ranking System for Prioritizing the Implementation of Restoration Projects across Three Streams in Central Minnesota (2018)
- Stormwater pond project (2014)
Related Projects
This project will provide an ecologically diverse stream reach that significantly reduces streambank erosion, provides diverse habitat layers, improves the ecological functions, and enhances the public’s access and their understanding of why stable stream systems are important while providing improved inspection and maintenance access along a portion of Bluff Creek.
The Pioneer Trail Wetland Restoration Project will restore wetland and upland habitats on seven acres of land owned by the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District. The wetland drains into Bluff Creek.
A project to stabilize the banks of Bluff Creek, decreasing sediment pollution and protecting wetland habitat
A project to capture stormwater before it flows to Bluff Creek, and reuse it to irrigate athletic fields.
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