City, parks and watershed district team up to repair Minnehaha Creek, clean up Lake Hiawatha
Star Tribune Minnehaha Creek has long been treated like a glorified drainage ditch as it flows downstream from Lake Minnetonka...
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325 Blake Road, Minnehaha Creek Greenway see development progress
As the Greenway advances toward completion, MCWD plans to expand the vision of Balanced Urban Ecology downstream. After more than...
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The Cultural History of the Watershed
There’s no time like the present to discuss the first inhabitants of this area: the Dakota. Many of the names...
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Settlement of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
It is no accident that most of the world’s great cities are built around great bodies of water. Whether providing...
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March 20, 2025
March 2025 Updates in the Six Mile Creek-Halsted Bay Subwatershed
Since 2015, MCWD has worked with communities in the watershed’s headwaters to develop and implement a collaborative vision to improve...
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March 5, 2025
Commissioners Wade into County Water Issues
PATRIOT Carver County commissioners were afloat in water issues at their Feb. 18 meeting. The county board conducted a public...
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December 31, 2024
2024 Year in Review
2024 highlights from the minnehaha creek watershed A Note from the Administrator It’s been another dynamic year for the Minnehaha...
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December 27, 2024
MCWD admin earns high honor from association
laker pioneer Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) Administrator, James Wisker, was named 2024 Administrator of the Year by the Minnesota...
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December 12, 2024
MCWD Administrator James Wisker Named 2024 Administrator of the Year
NEWS RELEASE Nisswa, Minn. – Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) Administrator, James Wisker, was named 2024 Administrator of the Year...
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October 29, 2024
Alatus asks for temporary TIF bonds to help resume 325 Blake Road project
Sun sailor Alatus, the developer behind the highly anticipated 325 Blake Road project in Hopkins, has asked for some help...
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October 22, 2024
Minnehaha Creek – A Wild and Urban Stream
BIG RIVER MAGAZINE It begins at Gray’s Bay. For a while it was known as Brown’s Creek. But Indian traders,...
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October 9, 2024
Water Level Update – Oct. 9, 2024
Gray’s Bay Dam Closed The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) closed Gray’s Bay Dam on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, after...
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September 13, 2024
Water Level Update – Sept. 13, 2024
Water Levels Decrease as Fall Begins Water levels across the Minnehaha Creek Watershed have decreased over the past two weeks,...
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August 14, 2024
Water Level Update – Aug. 14, 2024
Potential for High Water The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting the potential for approximately 1.4 inches of rain Wednesday...
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August 9, 2024
Water Level Update – Aug. 9, 2024
Stormy Start to August The Minnehaha Creek Watershed received approximately 1.5 inches of rain on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, during...
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July 3, 2024
Water Level Update – July 3, 2024
Potential for High Water The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting the potential for over 2 inches of rain between...
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