Wetland Health Evaluation Program (WHEP)

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Wetlands come in many different shapes, sizes and types. They vary in the amount of water they hold, how long they hold water, and the type of vegetation they support. Not all wetlands have standing water during the growing season.

All wetlands must meet three criteria: 
1.  soils developed in wet conditions
2.  wet either above ground or wet within 12 inches of the surface during all or part of the growing season
3.  plants adapted to live in wet soil conditions

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service divided wetlands into 8 types (Types 1-8). The two primary characteristics used in the classification system include the wetland's dominant plant type and water depth during the growing season. Wetlands monitored in WHEP are depressional wetlands with emergent marsh vegetation (Types 3, 4, or 5).  

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency designed and tested the WHEP sampling protocols for Type 3, 4 and 5 wetlands located in the Central Hardwood Region of the State of Minnesota. 

Wetlands sampled in WHEP are chosen by the sponsoring agency (city, watershed management organization or park department).  

Wetlands monitored in the current season are listed below. Select the wetland name to download a map of that wetland. 

Type 2 Wetland
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Type 3 Wetland
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APPLE VALLEY

AV-17 Alimagnet Lift Station Chain (AL-P9.1)

AV-19 Alimagnet Lift Station Chain (AL-P9.3)

AV-17 and AV-19 maps

AV-1 HiddenValley map

AV-18 Sunset Park Pond (AL-P8) map

BURNSVILLE

B-1 Crystal West map

B-6 Alimagnet Dog Park map

B-13 Sunset Pond map

B-14 Terrace Oaks 1 map

B-2 Kelleher map (formerly Cam Ram) - alternate

DAKOTA COUNTY PARKS Team 1

DC-1 Empire Lake (19-342W) map

DC-4 Jensen Lake (East end) map

DC-5 Wood Pond - Wetland #27 map

DC-8 Star East - Wetland #26 map

 DAKOTA COUNTY PARKS Team 2

DC-2 Buck Pond (19-342W)

DC-6 BB's Wetland

DC-7 Lilypad Pond (LP-15) 

DC-2, DC-6, DC-7 map

DC-3 Tamarack Swamp map

EAGAN 

Eagan all sites map

E-24 Pond JP-42,near Stonehaven townhome development

E-26 Pond DP-6.2,east of Eagan Home Depot store

E-46 Pond LP-65,northwest corner of Cliff and Dodd roads

E-11 Pond CD-4, near Eagan Community Center (alternate)

FARMINGTON

F-3 Kral Pond map

F-7 AutumnGlen map

F-9 Cambodia Ave map

 HASTINGS

H-4 Stonegate Treated map

H-6 Lake Rebecca map

H-56 180th St Marsh map

H-57 Cari Park map

H-30Sand Coulee Pond map (alternate)

LAKEVILLE

L-7 DNR 387 map

L-8 DNR 393 map

MENDOTA HEIGHTS

MH-2 Copperfield map

MH-20 City Hall - Orchard Heights map

NORTH CANNON RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION

NC-1 Loretto (formerly Wasner) map

NC-3 Jordan map

ROSEMOUNT

R-2 White Lake map

R-4 Schwarz Pond map

R-15 Birger Mitigation Area map

R-20 unnamed map

R-1 Kelly Marsh map (alternate)

R-23 Mitigation Site map (alternate)

SOUTH ST PAUL

 

SSP-1 Anderson Pond map

SSP-3 Levander Pond

WEST ST PAUL (we will monitor four, city to determine which one is alternate)

WSP-1 Mud Lake

WSP-3 Duck Pond

WSP-9 Marie Ave

WSP-10 Humboldt Pond

WSP-6 Marthaler Park - alternate

WSP-1, WSP-2, WSP-6, WSP-9, WSP-10 map

 
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