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Due to staffing, BRRWD staff may be unavailable to assist you. Please call 218-789-3100 to set up an appointment to meet with BRRWD staff.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District Board of Managers have scheduled a public hearing on the 2026 general budget and levies for ditch systems and projects under their jurisdiction for Monday, August 11, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the Watershed District office, 1303 4th AVE NE, Barnesville, Minnesota. A summary of the proposed budget is as follows:
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Administrative Funds. An amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for general administrative expenses and for construction, implementation, and maintenance of projects of common benefit to the district per M.S.A. 103D.905, Subd. 3.
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Basic Water Management. An amount not to exceed 0.00798 percent of the taxable market value to pay costs attributable to basic water management features of projects/programs implemented by petition, per M.S.A 103D.905 Subd. 3. Multiple levies are anticipated for projects/programs, including, but not limited to: conservation programs and practices, education and outreach, water quality monitoring, and other projects/programs of common benefit.
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Liability Insurance. An amount not to exceed $25,000.000 for premium costs for such insurance, per M.S.A. 466.06.
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Ditch Systems.
Clay County: Ditch No. 2, Ditch No. 3, Ditch No. 5, Ditch No. 9, Ditch No. 10, Ditch No. 11, Ditch No. 12, Ditch No. 16, Ditch No. 17, Ditch No. 20, Ditch No. 21, Ditch No. 22, Ditch No. 23, Ditch No. 28, Ditch No. 30, Ditch No. 32, Ditch No. 33, Ditch No. 34, Ditch No. 35, Ditch No. 36, Ditch No. 39, Ditch No. 40, Ditch No. 41 & Lateral 1, Ditch No. 41 - Lateral 2, Ditch No. 41 - Outlet, Ditch No. 47, Ditch No. 49, Ditch No. 50, Ditch No. 51, Ditch No. 51 – Lateral, Ditch No. 51 – Improvement, Ditch No. 53, Ditch No. 54, Ditch No. 55, Ditch No. 57, Ditch No. 58, Ditch No. 59, Ditch No. 60, Ditch No. 63, Ditch No. 65, Ditch No. 67, Ditch No. 68, Ditch No. 69
Becker County: Ditch No. 5, Ditch No. 6, Ditch No. 9, Ditch No. 10, Ditch No. 15, Ditch No. 19, Ditch No. 21
Wilkin County: Ditch No. 1A, Ditch No. 1B, Ditch No. 1C, Ditch No. 2, Ditch No. 3, Ditch No. 4, Ditch No. 5A, Ditch No. 6A, Ditch No. 7, Ditch No. 12, Ditch No. 13, Ditch No. 13 - Lateral, Ditch No. 15, Ditch No. 22, Ditch No. 23, Ditch No. 26, Ditch No. 27, Ditch No. 28, Ditch No. 29, Ditch No. 31, Ditch No. 34, Ditch No. 37, Ditch No. 40, Ditch No. 41, Ditch No. 42, Ditch No. 43, Ditch No. 44
Clay-Wilkin Judicial Ditch No. 1
Wilkin-Otter Tail Judicial Ditch No. 2
Projects: Anderson Acres Ringdike, County Line Outlet, Cromwell Township Highwater, Crystal Creek Flood Control, Georgetown Flood Control Levees, Glyndon East Tributary, Grove Lake Outlet, Hawley Diversion, HRBP Outlets, Kragnes Ringdike, LaBelle/Boyer Lake Outlets, Lake Jacobs Outlet, Manston Slough Restoration, Moorhead 50th AVE S Flood Control, Moorhead I-94 Flood Control, Oakport Flood Mitigation, Riverton Township Retention, Stinking Lake Detention, Stony Creek Restoration, Turtle Lake Outlet, Upper South Branch Buffalo River, Whiskey Creek Enhancement, Whisky Creek Tributaries, Wolverton Creek Restoration
LEGAL DITCH MAPS
In 2006, the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District received a Board of Water and Soil Resources Challenge Grant (BWSR) to convert their legal ditch records into a digital GIS format. The purpose of the project was to both inventory the existing legal ditch records and to convert them into a consistent format to make it easier to update the information in the future.
The project has been completed and now the public can access the products of this project in the form of printable maps. Each legal ditch system has a PDF map of the ditch alignment and benefit area that can be accessed by clicking on the link, which refers to the date of the current Viewers’ Report. The maps can be printed or saved from the links below. The ditch and benefit area GIS data can also be viewed through the BRRWD MapMaker Application.
Disclaimer: The BRRWD does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of the data. The data is meant for reference purposes only and should not be used for official decisions. The data contained in the maps were compiled from the best available records that could be found and are likely not free from errors. If you feel the data shown on the maps are not accurate, please contact the BRRWD so we can review and resolve the errors if necessary.