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MUSTINKA RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PLAN: DATA INVENTORY 1

Water Quantity

Multiple flow monitoring sites are spread throughout the watershed. The USGS flow monitoring site has data from several months during 2007. Data at the remaining sites are primarily stage data, with some discrete flow measurements. Stage-discharge rating curves have been developed for a portion of the sites. Approximately three sites were selected to be used in the HSPF model calibration; site selection was based on the existence of a rating curve, location, and number of data points. The calibrated HSPF model will provide estimated flow at the pour point of each HUC 12 watershed; this modeled flow will be used for the load duration curve analysis and TMDL calculations.

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Water quality

The parameters of interest for the data inventory were those directly related to the potential stressors to the biota, selected from the Red River Valley Biotic Impairment Assessment 1 , which identified a set of stressors as likely leading to biotic impairments in the Red River Valley. The following are the potential stressors and the water quality parameters that are the focus of this data inventory (Table 1). Table 1. Potential stressors and water quality parameters Potential Stressor Water Quality Parameter Instream sediment from field and gully erosion Turbidity, TSS Intermittent stream flow * Channelization * Pesticides Pesticides Low dissolved oxygen Dissolved oxygen High temperature Temperature Fish passage blockage * * These potential stressors cannot be evaluated with water quality data.

Water quality data have been collected at multiple sites in the watershed over the last several decades. The database used for this project consists of all data in the watershed from the MPCA’s EQuIS database, as of June 2011. The following water quality data inventory focuses on data from the last ten years (2001-2010). The sources of data from the MPCA EQuIS database are summarized in Table 2. This includes data from the MPCA’s 2010 Intensive Watershed Monitoring. The number of sampling dates and years of water quality data for temperature, dissolved oxygen, TSS, and turbidity at each monitoring site are summarized in Table 3. The grey shading identifies high-frequency monitoring sites, identified in the following paragraph.

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EOR 2009. Red River Valley Biotic Impairment Assessment. Prepared for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

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Overall, 18 sites in the Mustinka River watershed have been monitored for more than four months during the year, hereafter defined as high-frequency monitoring: ten sites along the Mustinka River, one site along Five Mile Creek, three sites along Twelve Mile Creek, and one site along Eighteen Mile Creek. Three additional sites have been monitored in the upper watershed of Five and Twelve Mile Creeks. The distribution of the high-frequency monitoring sites within the Mustinka River Watershed is illustrated in Figure 1 and listed in Table 4 in order of upstream to downstream location along a given river segment. The most highly monitored site within the Mustinka River watershed is along the Mustinka River at USH-75 in Wheaton (S000-062). This site was monitored intensively during the Upper Red River TMDL (2001-2003), Red River Basin Condition Monitoring Network (2003-2007), and the Major Watershed Pollutant Load Monitoring Network (2008-2009). Data from this site may be the best indicators of long-term changes within the Mustinka River watershed. Temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and TSS were monitored during spring snowmelt in March and April at 19 monitoring sites within the Mustinka River Watershed. Mean, minimum, maximum, and the number of sample dates for each monitoring site are summarized in Table 5 The following water quality data are or will be available, but are not part of the MPCA’s EQuIS database: • Water samples to be analyzed for pesticides were collected at five sites on August 16, 2011. Samples are being evaluated by the MN Department of Agriculture for a pesticide screening. • Water quality data collected by MPCA staff at the biological monitoring sites during the 2010 Intensive Watershed Monitoring.

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Figure 1. Distribution of high-frequency monitoring sites, 2001-2010.

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Table 2. Monitoring programs in the Mustinka River watershed, 2001-2010. Information source: MPCA Monitoring Project Notes Description 2001 – 2003 Investigate the water quality of the (Sept. – Sept.) surface water impairments in the Bois Upper Red River Biweekly summer; Monthly de Sioux, Ottertail Whiskey Creek TMDL Project and Red River of the North MUSTINKA R USH-75 AT WHEATON watersheds. MUSTINKA R AT CSAH-9 BRIDGE To develop reliable baseline data using standard scientific methods comparable between sampling 2002 – 2003 organizations and water bodies. Also 2008 – 2009 to provide students and citizens with Red River Basin (April – October) hands-on opportunities to foster River Watch Project Monthly greater awareness and understanding of their local 12 sites watersheds. Most of the sampling done for this project will be via volunteers. The purpose of the Red River Basin Monitoring Network is to provide 2003 – 2007 Red River Basin accurate, long-term information (April – October) Condition Monitoring Biweekly concerning the condition of the Red Network River and its tributaries to the MUSTINKA R USH-75 AT WHEATON resource managers of the Red River Basin. Biweekly monitoring of rivers 2005 – 2006 Red River Basin (April – October) throughout the Red River Basin for Biweekly Turbidity TMDL Project. Associated Turbidity TMDL Project with the REDBUFF Program in 7 sites STORET. The purpose of the project is to meet the information goal of determining status and trends (temporal and spatial) in nutrient and sediment loads carried by streams in the state. 2008 – 2009 Major Watershed (April – April) Basin planners and resource Pollutant Load management partners at all levels will Monthly Monitoring Network use river nutrient and sediment loads MUSTINKA R USH-75 AT WHEATON at the mouths of the 81 DNR major watersheds (8 digit USGS HUCs), in order to develop goals for long-term management of the UMR tributaries and segments. 2008 – 2009 Condition to provide the necessary (July – October; April – June) data to support the development of Red River Basin GAP Monthly multi-parameter, watershed-based TMDLs within the Red River Basin. 4 sites

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Monitoring Project Red River Basin Stream Monitoring & Assessment

Clean Water Legacy Surface Water Monitoring

Notes 2008 – 2010 (Apr/May – Sept/Oct) Biweekly 8 sites 2010 (May – Sept) Monthly

Description Condition monitoring, sample identified sites to provide necessary data to assess streams in the Red River Basin.

Condition monitoring to complete or enhance the dataset for assessment.

LIGHTNING

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Table 3. Existing temperature, DO, TSS, and turbidity data summary for Mustinka River Watershed, 2001-2010 (by descending temp.) (Grey shading identifies high frequency monitoring sites) Location Location Temp. Temp. D.O. D.O. TSS TSS Turbidity Turbidity Code Description (years) (N) (years) (N) (years) (N) (years) (N) MUSTINKA R S000-062 2001-2010 209 2001-2010 199 2001-2010 196 2001-2010 303 USH-75 WHEATON MUSTINKA R 2001-2006; 2001-2006; 2001-2003; 2001-2006; S002-001 85 77 53 83 AT CSAH-9 BRIDGE 2009-2010 2009-2010 2005-2006 2009-2010 TWELVE MILE CK 2002; 2006; S003-124 2002-2010 65 2002-2010 65 23 2002-2010 56 ON CSAH-14 2008-2010 MUSTINKA R 2002-2006; 2002-2006; 2002; 2002-2006; S003-105 64 59 25 64 AT CSAH-8 2009-2010 2009-2010 2005-2006 2009-2010 MUSTINKA R 2002-2006; 2002-2006; 2002; 2002-2006; S003-104 48 43 15 48 AT CSAH-13 2009-2010 2009-2010 2005-2006 2009-2010 FIVE MILE CK 2002-2005; 2002-2005; 2002; 20082002-2005; S003-118 46 46 21 53 ON MN-27 2007-2010 2007-2010 2010 2007-2010 06-0138-00-202

EAST TOQUA

2008; 2010

36

2008

35

2008

10

S003-106

CTY DITCH NO. 8 ON MN-27

2002-2005; 2007-2010

30

2002-2005; 2007-2010

30

2002

3

MUSTINKA R ON CSAH-13 MUSTINKA R AT CSAH-26 EIGHTEEN MILE CK ON CSAH-7 TWELVE MILE CK E BR ON CSAH-6

2006; 2009-2010

30

2006; 2009-2010

30

2006; 20092010

26

2008-2010

29

2008-2010

28

2008-2010

23

2008-2010

29

2008-2010

27

2008-2010

27

2008-2010

20

2008-2010

35

2002-2008

25

2002-2008

24

2002

3

2002-2008

25

06-0139-00-201

LANNON

2008-2010

23

2008

21

2008

10

2008

20

S004-144

MUSTINKA R AT CSAH-8

2006; 2009-2010

22

2006; 2009-2010

21

2006

9

2006; 2009-2010

22

26-0282-00-201

LIGHTNING

2010

21

2010

21

2010

5

2002-2008

21

2002-2008

20

2002

2

2002-2008

21

2002-2008

21

2002-2008

20

2002

3

2002-2008

21

S004-107 S004-355 S005-143 S003-114

S003-116 S003-123

TWELVE MILE CK W BR AT CR-62 TWELVE MILE CK

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2008 2002-2005; 2007; 2009-2010 2006; 2009-2010

31 24 31

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Location Code

S003-677 S003-115 S004-197 S000-680 S004-195 S003-112 S005-146 S003-122 S004-194 S003-113 S003-283 S003-117 S004-189 S004-196 S000-344 S003-110

Location Description W BR ON CSAH-6 MUSTINKA R ON CSAH-11 CROSSING UNN TRIB (E BR 12 MILE CK TO W BR) AT CR-62 TWELVE MILE CK AT MN-27 MUSTINKA R AT BR CO RD 76 TWELVE MILE CK W BR ON CR-72 TWELVE MILE CK E BR AT CSAH-18 MUSTINKA R AT 300TH ST MUSTINKA R AT MUSTINKA DAM TWELVE MI CK ON CR-72 TWELVE MILE CK W FK AT CR-62 CTY DITCH NO. 8 AT CSAH-2 TWELVE MILE CK W BR AT KING AVE TWELVE MILE CK E FK, CR-62/CSAH-8 EIGHTEEN MILE CK AT MN-27 MUSTINKA R SH-117 UNN INLET TO WEST TOQUA LK AT CR-52

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Temp. (years)

Temp. (N)

D.O. (years)

D.O. (N)

TSS (years)

TSS (N)

Turbidity (years)

Turbidity (N)

2005-2006

21

2005-2006

17

2005-2006

19

2005-2006

22

2002-2008

19

2002-2008

17

2002

1

2002-2008

17

2005; 2007-2010

17

2005; 2007-2010

17

2005; 2007; 2010

8

2008

16

2008

16

2008

16

2008

26

15

2009

1

12

2002

2

2005; 2007-2010 2002-2004; 2006-2008

15 14

2005; 2007-2010 2002-2004; 2006-2008

2005; 2007; 2009-2010 2002-2004; 2006-2008

7 14

2008-2009

14

2008-2009

14

2008-2009

9

2008-2009

22

2002-2004

12

2002-2004

12

2002

4

2002-2004

12

2005; 2010

5

2005; 2008-2010 2002; 2006-2008 2004; 2007-2008

12 9 7

2005; 2008-2010 2002; 2006-2008 2004; 2007-2008

12 9

2002

1

7

2002

3

2002

2

2002-2003

4

2002-2003

4

2007-2008

4

2007-2008

2009-2010

4

2001 2002

2002; 2006-2008 2004; 2007-2008

9 7

2002-2003

4

4

2007-2008

4

2009-2010

4

2010

2

2

2001

2

2001

7

2001

8

2

2002

2

2002

2

2002

2

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Table 4. High-frequency monitored sites in the Mustinka River watershed by reach segment, 2001-2010 Reach Segment Location ID Years AT CSAH-26 S004-355 2008-2010 LIGHTNING 26-0282-00-201 2010 2002-2006 AT CSAH-8 S003-105 2009-2010 2002-2006 AT CSAH-13 S003-104 2009-2010 AT DAM S003-122 2002-2003 MUSTINKA R AT CSAH-8 S004-144 2006 AT CSAH-9 BRIDGE S002-001 2001-2006 2006 ON CSAH-13 S004-107 2009-2010 ON CSAH-11 CROSSING S003-677 2005-2006 USH-75 AT WHEATON S000-062 2001-2009 2002-2003 CD #8 ON MN-27 S003-106 2009-2010 FIVE MILE CK 2002-2005 ON MN-27 S003-118 2008-2010 EAST TOQUA 06-0138-00-202 2008 LANNON 06-0139-00-201 2008 W BR ON CR-72 S004-194 2009 MN-27 S004-197 2009 TWELVE MILE CK 2002-2004 ON CSAH-14 S003-124 2006 2009-2010 ON CSAH-7 S005-143 2008-2010 EIGHTEEN MILE CK

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Table 5. March and April (snowmelt) data summary for temp, DO, TSS, and turbidity, 2001-2010 Temp DO Turbidity Site River Mean Min Max N Mean Min Max N Mean Min Max S000-062 MUSTINKA 12.1 22.3 2 8.3 9.0 2 20.7 58.2 17.2 8.6 39.5 S003-104 MUSTINKA 5.5 20.2 4 2.7 10.6 4 4.9 10.0 13.3 7.8 7.2 S003-105 MUSTINKA 5.6 20.5 4 2.1 10.0 4 1.9 19.0 13.0 7.1 7.3 S003-122 MUSTINKA 8.6 20.7 4 5.5 11.3 4 9.3 23.0 15.5 8.4 16.5 S004-355 MUSTINKA 6.4 16.9 3 0.7 7.8 3 0.3 27.0 12.4 5.4 9.4 ALL 5.5 22.3 17 0.7 11.3 17 0.3 58.2 14.3 7.5 16.0 S003-113 S003-114 S003-115 S003-116 S003-117 S003-123 S003-124 S004-190 S004-194 S004-195 S004-197

S005-143 S003-118 S003-106

N 2 4 4 4 3 17

12 MI CK 12 MI CK 12 MI CK 12 MI CK 12 MI CK 12 MI CK 12 MI CK 12 MI CK 12 MI CK 12 MI CK 12 MI CK ALL

13.7 15.6 17.7 16.1 12.6 14.5 21.0 28.6 24.5 22.4 24.8 19.2

13.7 5.4 13.7 5.6 12.6 7.1 11.6 28.6 20.3 16.5 17.3 5.4

13.7 28.5 23.3 26.7 12.6 24.9 29.0 28.6 28.7 28.4 28.6 29.0

1 6 3 6 1 5 6 1 2 2 4 37

7.4 8.2 5.2 5.9 2.9 7.6 8.1 4.8 8.2 8.7 7.2 6.8

7.4 5.8 2.0 3.7 2.9 4.3 5.8 4.8 2.7 7.7 5.2 2.0

7.4 10.8 8.4 11.3 2.9 9.9 9.8 4.8 13.7 9.8 9.6 13.7

1 6 3 6 1 5 6 1 2 2 4 37

11.4 53.8 24.1 15.8 45.3 7.4 31.2 104.0 72.2 14.2 77.1 41.5

11.4 7.6 9.8 2.8 45.3 2.0 4.4 104.0 45.7 13.6 34.5 2.0

11.4 108.0 37.1 54.0 45.3 12.4 56.9 104.0 98.6 14.7 131.0 131.0

1 6 3 6 1 5 6 1 2 2 3 36

18 MI CK 5 MI CK CO DI #8

16.1 18.8 20.4

12.3 4.3 10.5

20.7 29.7 29.3

3 9 4

8.0 10.3 8.6

6.7 6.2 1.2

8.9 13.7 13.7

3 9 4

8.1 11.6 10.3

2.3 4.8 4.3

14.1 37.3 19.7

4 10 4

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Mean 75 10 3 18 1 21

TSS Min Max 75 75 9 11 3 3 10 25 1 1 1 75

N 1 2 1 2 3 9

11

11

11

1

5 41

5 41

5 41

1 1

19

5

41

3

11 34 25

11 10 25

11 53 25

1 3 1

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Biology

Biology data from the Mustinka River watershed were provided by MPCA in June 2011. The majority of the data are from 2010 monitoring associated with the MPCA’s Intensive Watershed Monitoring, but data are also available from 1994, 2005, and 2006. Approximately 37 sites in the Mustinka River watershed were evaluated in 2010.

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Habitat

MPCA staff completed a Minnesota Stream Habitat Assessment at each 2010 biological monitoring site. The assessment is qualitative and includes measures of watershed land use, riparian quality, bank erosion, substrate type and quality, instream cover, and several characteristics of channel morphology.

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