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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October 10, 2025
Water Level Update – October 10, 2025
Water Levels Gradually Decrease Through Fall Water levels across the Minnehaha Creek Watershed steadily decreased throughout most of September 2025....
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September 23, 2025
September 2025 Updates in the Minnehaha Creek Greenway
For over a decade, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) has worked with public and private partners to build the Minnehaha...
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September 12, 2025
Water Level Update – September 12, 2025
Fall Drawdown Begins Over the past three weeks, water levels across the Minnehaha Creek Watershed have steadily decreased, as rainfall...
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August 20, 2025
Water Level Update – August 20, 2025
Weekend Storms Bring Significant Rain Most of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed received 3 –4 inches of rain from relatively intense storms Thursday, August...
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August 1, 2025
Water Level Update – August 1, 2025
Stormy End to July Two intense, back-to-back storms Sunday, July 27, 2025, and Monday, July 28, produced between 1 and...
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July 23, 2025
Water Level Update – July 23, 2025
Potential for Intense Rain As of Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting between 1 and...
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July 3, 2025
Water Level Update – July 3, 2025
June Ends with Severe Weather Following last week’s heavy rain, most of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed received over 1 inch...
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June 27, 2025
Water Level Update – June 27, 2025
Storms Dropped 2-3 Inches of Rain Most of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed received over 3 inches of rain from intense...
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June 24, 2025
Water Level Update – June 24, 2025
Potential for High Water As of Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting between 2 and...
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June 11, 2025
Water Level Update – June 11, 2025
Significant Rain Forecasted Since June 2, 2025, MCWD has adjusted Gray’s Bay Dam discharge several times to balance water levels...
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June 4, 2025
Long Lake, MCWD partner on stormwater planning
Laker Pioneer Long Lake and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District took another step forward in a nearly decade-long partnership, with...
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May 19, 2025
May 2025 Updates in the Long Lake Creek Subwatershed
Since 2018, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) has worked with communities in the Long Lake Creek Subwatershed to develop...
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