View of North Branch Bassett Creek as small stream with boulders along the bank

About North Branch Bassett Creek

The North Branch of Bassett Creek drains approximately four-square miles of portions of Plymouth, New Hope, and Crystal, as well as a very small portion of Golden Valley. The North Branch starts near Rockford Road (County Road 9) west of Highway 169 and flows east through New Hope and Crystal. The North Branch of Bassett Creek flows through Northwood Lake and Bassett Creek Park Pond before joining the Main Stem of Bassett Creek immediately upstream of Highway 100.

The North Branch of Bassett Creek is included on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Impaired Waters list for an impaired use of aquatic recreation due to fecal coliform levels. The North Branch of Bassett Creek is included in the MPCA's Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL and Protection Plan, which was approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 2014.

Water Quality Data

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Biological Indicators (HBI)

North Branch IBI 2018


Total Phosphorus

NB Bassett Ck TP 2024

Chloride Levels

NB Bassett Ck Chloride 2024


Total Suspended Solids

NB Bassett Ck TSS 2024

Bacteria Levels

NB Bassett Ck Bacteria 2024


Stream Flow (cfs)

NB Bassett Ck Flow 2024

Projects

This project removed approximately 20,00 cubic yards of sediment that collected in the main channel of the North Branch of Bassett Creek within Winnetka Pond in the City of…
This proposed project that will remove sediment that has collected in the main channel of the North Branch of Bassett Creek within Bassett Creek Park Pond and Winnetka Pond in…
In 2013, the BCWMC, in cooperation with the City of Plymouth, planned to construct a water quality improvement project in the area southwest of Highway 169 and Rockford Road.…
The BCWMC, in cooperation with the City of Crystal, constructed the North Branch Bassett Creek Restoration Project to stabilize and restore streambanks along this reach of the…

Quick Facts

Stream length (miles) 4.6
Size of drainage area (acres) 2,578
Average flow (cfs) --
Location of stream origin Plymouth (origin); New Hope; Crystal
Downstream Receiving Waterbody Bassett Creek
MPCA Impairments Eschericia coli
View of North Branch Bassett Creek as small stream with boulders along the bank

About North Branch Bassett Creek

The North Branch of Bassett Creek drains approximately four-square miles of portions of Plymouth, New Hope, and Crystal, as well as a very small portion of Golden Valley. The North Branch starts near Rockford Road (County Road 9) west of Highway 169 and flows east through New Hope and Crystal. The North Branch of Bassett Creek flows through Northwood Lake and Bassett Creek Park Pond before joining the Main Stem of Bassett Creek immediately upstream of Highway 100.

The North Branch of Bassett Creek is included on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Impaired Waters list for an impaired use of aquatic recreation due to fecal coliform levels. The North Branch of Bassett Creek is included in the MPCA's Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL and Protection Plan, which was approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 2014.

Quick Facts

Stream length (miles) 4.6
Size of drainage area (acres) 2,578
Average flow (cfs) --
Location of stream origin Plymouth (origin); New Hope; Crystal
Downstream Receiving Waterbody Bassett Creek
MPCA Impairments Eschericia coli

Water Quality Data

Click thumbnails below to enlarge

Biological Indicators (HBI)

North Branch IBI 2018


Total Phosphorus

NB Bassett Ck TP 2024

Chloride Levels

NB Bassett Ck Chloride 2024


Total Suspended Solids

NB Bassett Ck TSS 2024

Bacteria Levels

NB Bassett Ck Bacteria 2024


Stream Flow (cfs)

NB Bassett Ck Flow 2024

Links


Projects

This project removed approximately 20,00 cubic yards of sediment that collected in the main channel of the North Branch of Bassett Creek within Winnetka Pond in the City of…
This proposed project that will remove sediment that has collected in the main channel of the North Branch of Bassett Creek within Bassett Creek Park Pond and Winnetka Pond in…
In 2013, the BCWMC, in cooperation with the City of Plymouth, planned to construct a water quality improvement project in the area southwest of Highway 169 and Rockford Road.…
The BCWMC, in cooperation with the City of Crystal, constructed the North Branch Bassett Creek Restoration Project to stabilize and restore streambanks along this reach of the…