Glyndon East Tributary

The Glyndon East Tributary is a tributary to the Buffalo River located in Clay County, MN. Much of the East Tributary is a DNR-designated Public Water. The Glyndon East Tributary subwatershed is approximately 9.5 square miles in area and extends southeast of Glyndon, MN, into Section 21 of Riverton Township, and empties into the Buffalo River north of Glyndon, MN in Section 35 of Moland Township. Project is located in Section 35, Moland Township, Sections 1, 2, and 12, Glyndon Township, and Sections 7, 17, and 18 Riverton Township, Clay County and restored 9.2 miles of channel.

A project hearing was held and BRRWD approved an Order to establish the project in 2022. Construction began in 2023 and is expected to be completed in 2025.

Project Features:

• Restore over 9 miles of channel

• Improve drainage and conveyance

• Install 20 sediment BMPs

• Restore approximately 130 acres of habitat

• Improve water quality

Project cost was $1.35 million.

Proposed Funding:

• Board of Water and Soil Resources, Watershed-based Implementation Fund

• BRRWD district-wide funding

• Water Management District (local assessment)