Education
We want to provide quick and easy resources for a variety of watershed
questions and topics.  Click on the links below to get more information.
Outreach & Education
Education and Outreach Topics

2010 Water Education Series: See what organizations and
agencies across the watershed have planned for 2010

Farmer's Page: information and resources for farmers in the
Zumbro River Watershed.

Volunteer Opportunities: want to help? We have many
opportunities to keep you busy, or just offer the chance to pitch
in once in awhile.

Power Point presentation about the ZWP: this presentation will
give you a quick background of the ZWP and our mission.

ZWP Newsletters: Check our newsletters for watershed
information and relevant topics

Volume 1, Issue 1: Aug. 2007

Volume 1, Issue 2: Dec. 2007

Volume 2, Issue 1: March 2008

Volume 2, Issue 2: June 2008

Volume 2, Issue 3: Sept. 2008

February, 2010
Watershed Data and Information

Watershed Maps: find maps of the watershed, such as
location, roads, hydrology, geology and more.


Links to real-time watershed data: we have collected several
useful web-links for real-time monitoring data such as
weather conditions, stream stage measurements, flood
warnings, etc.

Citizen Stream Monitoring Program Summary Report
1998-2005: A review of citizen stream monitoring program
(CSMP) in the Zumbro River Watershed, compiled by the
Southeastern Minnesota Water Resources Center and the
MPCA

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL): get the latest update on
the turbidity and nutrient TMDL study by the MPCA
July 2007
November 2007
Fun Facts about the Zumbro River Watershed:

  • The Native American Minnetaree people originally named the Zumbro River the "Wazi Oju", which meant "embarrassed stream."
    The current name, Zumbro, came from French fur traders, who called it "Riviere des Embarras," meaning river of difficulties, due
    to its numerous natural snags and obstructions.
  • The Zumbro River Watershed covers 910,323 acres (1422 square miles) in six counties.
  • Including you, over 170,000 people live in the Zumbro Watershed.
  • The Zumbro River and its tributaries are over 288 miles long. You can find five lakes and one state park in the watershed.
  • Portions of the Zumbro River are in the "driftless area," an area that was by-passed by the last continental glaciers and is
    characterized by steep bluffs, sinkholes, caverns, and cold-water spring-fed streams.