Red Lake and Clearwater Rivers, Red Lake County, Minnesota. Reconnaissance Report for Red Lake and Clearwater Rivers

Abstract

The primary focus of this reconnaissance report is to evaluate the existing Corps flood control and water supply projects in the study area. The study area, the Red Lake River subbasin, occupies 5,700 square mile of the Minnesota portion of the Red River of the North basin. The major waterway is the Red Lake River and its principal tributaries are the Clearwater and Thief Rivers. Partial contents include location and geography, climate, land use, hydrology and hydraulic conditions, natural environmental resources, physiography and geology, economic and social setting, cultural resources, recreational resources, streambank and shoreline erosion, aquatic plant control, sedimentation and water quality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA239619

Entities

Organizations

  • St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Computer Programs
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Flood Control
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Natural Resources
  • River Flooding
  • Topography
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Geology

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.