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In 1969, the Bassett Creek Flood Control Commission was formed by adoption of a Joint Powers Agreement between the nine communities in the Bassett Creek Watershed. As required by the Joint Powers Agreement, the Bassett Creek Flood Control Commission adopted the Watershed Management Plan for Bassett Creek in February 1972.

In accordance with provisions of the 1982 Metropolitan Surface Water Management Act, the Bassett Creek Flood Control Commission revised its Joint Powers Agreement and created the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission. The Bassett Creek Water Management Plan was prepared by the Commission in 1986 and adopted on December 18, 1986. The plan was approved by the Board of Water and Soil Resources on July 26, 1989.

Regular meetings for the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission are held at 12:00 Noon at the Golden Valley City Offices, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN, on the third Thursday of each month. A special notice is sent out if a meeting is cancelled or rescheduled. All meeting notices and cancellation notices are posted at the City of Golden Valley. The fiscal year extends from February 1, 2001 through January 31, 2002.

Its mission is to control flooding and to maintain and enhance the quality of the surface and ground water resources in the watershed.

Member Municipalities

The nine municipalities represented by the Bassett Creek Water Management Commission include:

• Crystal
• Golden Valley
• Medicine Lake
• Minneapolis
• Minnetonka
• New Hope
• Plymouth
• Robbinsdale
• St. Louis Park

Watershed

The Bassett Creek Watershed exceeds 40 square miles and is divided into four major subwatersheds:

• Main Stem: the Main Stem of Bassett Creek originates in Medicine Lake and generally flows east through parts of Plymouth, Golden Valley and Minneapolis to the Mississippi River.

• Medicine Lake Branch: the Medicine Lake Branch drains portions of Plymouth that discharge to Plymouth Creek. Plymouth Creek originates in western Plymouth and generally flows southeast through Plymouth to Medicine Lake.

• North Branch: the North Branch of Bassett Creek drains portions of northern Plymouth and southern New Hope and Crystal and joins the Main Stem immediately upstream of Highway 100.

• Sweeney Lake Branch: the Sweeney Lake Branch drains portions of northern St. Louis Park and southern Golden Valley and joins the Main Stem in Theodore Wirth Park near Golden Valley Road.

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