These data products and publications have been developed and published by the WHAF Project Team.
WHAF Spatial Data
WHAF Spatial Data is available for download from the Minnesota Geospatial Commons
Publications
Open access book chapter: The Watershed Health Assessment Framework: Integrating Geospatial Data and System Science to Advance Natural Resource Management in Minnesota.
Knudsen, B.J., Krause, K.P., Radomski, P.J., Kloiber, S.M. (2024). The Watershed Health Assessment Framework: Integrating Geospatial Data and System Science to Advance Natural Resource Management in Minnesota. In: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1197
Preferred Citations
Other citation styles may be applied, but the following information should be represented when citing WHAF website content.
Text within the WHAF website:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Watershed Health Assessment Framework. [“Page Title”]. [Page Specific URL]. Accessed [Date of Retrieval].
WHAF publication
Knudsen, B.J., Krause, K.P., Radomski, P.J., Kloiber, S.M. (2024). The Watershed Health Assessment Framework: Integrating Geospatial Data and System Science to Advance Natural Resource Management in Minnesota. In: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1197
Online applications:
WHAF: Explorer
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Watershed Health Assessment Framework: Explorer.” https://whaf-explorer.dnr.state.mn.us/. Accessed [Date of Retrieval].
WHAF: Lakes
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Watershed Health Assessment Framework: Lakes.” https://whaf-lakes.dnr.state.mn.us/. Accessed [Date of Retrieval].
WHAF: Land Cover
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Watershed Health Assessment Framework: Land Cover.” https://whaf-land-cover.dnr.state.mn.us/. Accessed [Date of Retrieval].
Major watershed reports:
Context report
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “WHAF Context Report - St. Louis River Watershed.” September 2017, https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural_resources/water/watersheds/tool/watersheds/context_report_major_3.pdf.
Health Report Card
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, “WHAF Watershed Report Card – St. Louis River Watershed.” September 2015, https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural_resources/water/watersheds/tool/watersheds/ReportCard_Major_3.pdf.
Climate Summary
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, “WHAF Climate Summary for Watersheds - St. Louis River Watershed.” June 2019, https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/natural_resources/water/watersheds/tool/watersheds/climate_summary_major_3.pdf.