Projects & Studies
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Benton County near St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Canisteo Mine Pit Flood Control Project, Itasca County, Minn.
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Chippewa River at Big Bend , Minnesota - Stream Bank Protection
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Crow River at Delano, Minnesota
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Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota
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Devils Lake Flood Risk Management Project
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Devils Lake Levee, North Dakota
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Devils Lake: Minnewaukan Flood Control Project, North Dakota
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Drayton Initial Assessment - Drayton, North Dakota
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Emergency Streambank Protection, Section 14, Brooklyn Center, Minn.
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Erosion along Highway 2, Red Lake River, Crookston, MN
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Fargo-Moorhead and Upstream Feasibility Study
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Flood Control: Downtown St. Paul Airport, St. Paul, Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management Continuing Authority, Red River of the North: Wahpeton, N.D.
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Flood Risk Management: Fargo-Moorhead Metro, North Dakota and Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management: Red Lake River, Crookston, Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management: Roseau River, Roseau, Minnesota
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Flood Risk Management: Twin Valley, Wild Rice River, Minnesota
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Hay Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration - Roseau County, Minnesota
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Homme Dam and Reservoir Dam Safety, North Dakota
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Integrated Watershed Study: Minnesota River Basin in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Iowa
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Kickapoo River Flood Damage Reduction, La Farge, Wisconsin
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Lac Qui Parle River, Dawson, Minnesota
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Marsh Creek near Mahnomen, Minnesota
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Minnesota River Flood Control Project : Montevideo, Minnesota
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Minnesota River Flood Control Project, at Granite Falls, Minnesota
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Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs Project Sites
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Newport, Minnesota Flood Risk Management Project, Section 205
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Painter Creek Habitat Restoration, Minnehaha Creek, Minnesota
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Park River Flood Protection Project at Grafton, North Dakota
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Pembina River Flood Control Project: Neche, North Dakota
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Reconnaissance Study: Minnesota River Basin in MN, SD, IA and ND
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Red River of the North Basin: Basin-Wide Watershed Management Planning
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Red River of the North Basin: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Manitoba, Reconnaissance Study
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Red River of the North Flood Control: Breckenridge, Minnesota
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Red River of the North at Grand Forks, North Dakota/East Grand Forks, Minnesota Flood Risk Management
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Ridgewood Addition, Fargo, North Dakota
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River Resource Values and Expectation
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Roads Serving As Water Barriers, Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota
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Sand Creek Flood Risk Management Project, Jordan, Minnesota
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Section 205 Flood Control Project, Borup, Minnesota
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Section 205 Flood Control Study: Mississippi River, Aitkin, Minnesota
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Sheyenne River Flood Control, West Fargo, North Dakota
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Sheyenne River, Baldhill Pool Raise, North Dakota
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South Fork Zumbro River Flood Control: Rochester, Minnesota
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South Washington Watershed District
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Stillwater Flood and Retaining Wall Project, St. Croix River, Stillwater, Minnesota
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Stream Bank Protection: Section 14, Pug Hole Lake, Minnesota
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Western Flood Control Sites - Minnesota: Lake Traverse, Orwell Lake, Hwy 75 - Bigstone, Lac qui Parle
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Western Flood Control Sites – North Dakota: Lake Ashtabula, Homme Lake Souris River
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White Rock Dam Safety, Wheaton, Minnesota
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Wild Rice River (MN) Feasibility Study
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Wild Rice and Marsh Rivers, Ada, Minnesota
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Minnesota Dams General Investigations - Section 524
Location/Description
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Section 524 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (WRDA 2000) provided for inventory, inspection, modification and/or rehabilitation of dams originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Works Progress Administration, and Works Projects Administration in Minnesota.
These dams, numbering 417, were constructed between 1934 and 1941 and are located throughout the State of Minnesota. Oversight for approximately 361 of them falls on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) through the office of the State Dam Safety Engineer. A few of these dams are owned and operated by individual counties and the National Park Service.
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Background
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In fiscal year 2003, the St. Paul District inventoried these dams and prepared a report for the Secretary of the Army. This report included the dam inventory and an assessment of their condition. It was provided to Congress for further action. The report recommended that the following nine dams, in order of priority, be studied further under this program:
Bronson Lake dam, Kittson County, MN-7
New London dam, Kandiyohi County, MN-7
South Blue Mounds dam, Rock County, MN-1
Clayton Lake dam, Pine County, MN-8
Balsam Lake dam, Itasca County, MN-8
Champlin Mill Pond dam, Hennepin County, MN-3
Warren Lake dam, Cottonwood County, MN-1
Clearwater River dam, Stearns County, MN-6
Breckenridge dam, Wilkin County (most of this dam has been removed and replaced with rock riffles; Sec 524 funds are no longer required), MN-7
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Status
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Lake Bronson: The Minnesota DNR has spent more than $2.5 million in repairs on the Lake Bronson dam since 1980. A dam-break analysis performed by the DNR indicated that 300 buildings, mostly occupied dwellings, would be threatened. The DNR is conducting a feasibility study of various alternatives, which will be completed in fall 2008. The DNR estimates that implementation costs will be $7 to $14 million.
New London: The Minnesota DNR is conducting a feasibility study, which will be completed in fall 2008.
Clayton Lake: Is currently third on the DNR priority list. The DNR is preparing final plans for repair.
Champlin Mill Pond: The DNR is on hold due to lack of State funding and an ongoing city park project.
Balsam Lake: Is currently eighth on the DNR priority list. Plans are on hold due to lack of State funding.
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Authority
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Section 524, WRDA 2000, provided for inventory and inspection and for remedial action if a dam presents an imminent and substantial risk to public safety.
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Fiscal
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The inventory and assessment were federally funded. The implementation phase is cost-shared 65 percent Federal and 35 percent non-Federal. Federal funding for the implementation phase has not been provided.
Total federal authority $7,000,000
Inventory and assesment -($222,000)
Implementation phase $6,778,000
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