Our Lakeshore/Groundwater Connection Videos
These animated videos about lakeshore restoration and stewardship werecreated in collaboration with the Anoka County Water Resource OutreachCollaborative and several local Lake...
Shoreline Management And Development
You may hear the terms general development lake, recreational development lake and natural environment lake used in terms of shoreline development, but...
UMN LakeBrowser
UMN LakeBrowser
The Minnesota LakeBrowser is an online interactive lake water clarity/quality tool with Landsat-derived classifications of lake clarity of...
Understanding Water Quality Analysis Data Results
Water quality monitoring and the resulting data may appear complex to lake property owners. The science is solid but includes many components...
EPA How’s My Waterway
An updated version of the How’s My Waterway (HMW) application, developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was released in June 2020. HMW...
DNR Shoreland Classifications
Minnesota’s shoreland rules apply only to lakes and rivers assigned a shoreland classification by the Minnesota DNR. The shoreland classification determines what...
Tool For MN Lake Health Information
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has created a new online tool, called the Watershed Health Assessment Framework for Lakes (WHAF for...