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Plymouth Creek

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About Plymouth Creek

Plymouth Creek originates upstream of Medicine Lake in western Plymouth and drains large portions of south and central Plymouth. It flows generally east and south, relatively parallel to Highway 55, until it reaches the southwest bay of Medicine Lake. The area tributary to the creek prior to its discharge into Medicine Lake is approximately eight square miles. Plymouth Creek flows through a large wetland complex near Medicine Lake prior to entering Medicine Lake.

Plymouth Creek is included on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Impaired Waters list. Impaired uses include aquatic life, due to chloride levels, and aquatic recreation, due to fecal coliform bacteria. Plymouth Creek was 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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Chloride

Biological Indicators (HBI)

Total Phosphorus

Daily Average Stream Flow

Total Suspended Solids

Bacteria


Quick Facts

Stream length (miles) 6
Size of drainage area (acres) 4,329
Average flow (cfs) --
Location of stream origin Plymouth
Downstream Receiving Waterbody
Medicine Lake
MPCA Impairments Chloride; Eschericia coli
PlymouthCreek-BassettCreekWatershed.jpg

About Plymouth Creek

Plymouth Creek originates upstream of Medicine Lake in western Plymouth and drains large portions of south and central Plymouth. It flows generally east and south, relatively parallel to Highway 55, until it reaches the southwest bay of Medicine Lake. The area tributary to the creek prior to its discharge into Medicine Lake is approximately eight square miles. Plymouth Creek flows through a large wetland complex near Medicine Lake prior to entering Medicine Lake.

Plymouth Creek is included on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Impaired Waters list. Impaired uses include aquatic life, due to chloride levels, and aquatic recreation, due to fecal coliform bacteria. Plymouth Creek was 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) 6
Size of drainage area (acres) 4,329
Average flow (cfs) --
Location of stream origin Plymouth
Downstream Receiving Waterbody
Medicine Lake
MPCA Impairments Chloride; Eschericia coli

Water Quality Data

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Chloride

Biological Indicators (HBI)

Total Phosphorus

Daily Average Stream Flow

Total Suspended Solids

Bacteria


Links


Projects

Plymouth Creek Channel Restoration Project: Medicine Lake to 26th Avenue
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Plymouth Creek Channel Restoration Project: Annapolis Lane Upstream Through Plymouth Creek Park
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Plymouth Creek Restoration: Dunkirk Lane to 38th Ave. N.
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