Current River Levels
Current Conditions
Sand Hill River near Climax, Minnesota (Source: USGS and NWS)
District Ditches:
- Sand Hill Ditch
- Liberty Onstad
- Project #5 (Ditch 17-2)
- Beltrami Flood Control
- Project #12 (CD 98 & 148)
- Reis Scandia
- Project #17
- Ditch #9
- Ditch #119
- Ditch #80
- Project #20
- Project #24
- Ditch # 55
Pumping Projects
Welcome!
Located in the center of the Red River Watershed in Northwest Minnesota, the Sand Hill River Watershed is one of the 10 major watershed in the Red River Basin.
As you navigate our website, you will find valuable resources such as our monthly minutes, riverwatch data, project team agendas or just simply download a ditching permit. This website has been carefully organized to suit your needs; the information you are searching for can be easily found using the menu bar located above.
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River Clean Up Efforts:
The Sand Hill River Watershed District was the recipient of clean water funds for river clean up efforts. The Conservation Corp completed work on the Sand Hill River west of Fertile at the West Mill Site extending all the way to Polk County 44. The district expresses their gratitute to the Conservation Corp for a job well done! To read more and view images, click here.
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Sediment Basin Success!
With Clean Water Funds and Sand Hill River Watershed District aid, East Polk SWCD has helped farmers install 133 structures
to fix gullies and curb erosion, benefitting farmers and the river. Read More - Sand Hill Advisory Committee Meeting
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Jim Todahl, Sand Hill Advisory Committee Chairman, has scheduled a meeting of the advisory committee for Monday, November 19, 2018 in the dining room of Erickson’s Smokehouse beginning at 8 AM for a breakfast meeting. The meeting notice can be found by clicking here.
