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Public Drainage Systems Hydrography, Wild Rice Watershed District [Minnesota]

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Public Drainage Systems Hydrography, Wild Rice Watershed District [Minnesota]
Description
This Feature Dataset contains those public drainage system (as defined by Minnesota Statute 103E) layers in Wild Rice Watershed District, Minnesota that are considered hydrographic. Currently those layer are: The ditch/tile centerlines, drainage structures, and watersheds for ditch/tile systems (ditchsheds)., This data resides in a geodatabase created through the Drainage Records Modernization and GIS Database Project to enable local drainage authorities to standardize their records in digital form for improved drainage management and planning. In addition, portions of it were intended for use in third-party hydrographic studies and modeling. For more information on the project, a collaborative effort by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) and the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo), see: https://www.bwsr.state.mn.us/drainage-minnesota, Drainage systems were mapped based on a variety of sources including engineering drawings, aerial photos and LiDAR. The information should be considered the best available information at the time of the data updates to represent a planning level as-builts in GIS. There are often gaps in historical information, so it is advised to always consult the legal drainage authorities if questions arise. This dataset should not be used for any legal decisions.
Creator
Wild Rice Watershed District
Publisher
Minnesota Geospatial Commons
Rights
None
Access Rights
Public
Format
Files
Language
English
Date Added
April 26, 2021
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from the Minnesota Geospatial Commons on 2025-08-26.

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    Wild Rice Watershed District (n.d.). Public Drainage Systems Hydrography, Wild Rice Watershed District [Minnesota]. Minnesota Geospatial Commons. https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/1707f5b3-156e-4886-bdef-96b332e2a804 (dataset)
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