The CROW Joint Powers Board is made up of one representative from each of the County Boards in the Watershed (ten members in all).
Since its formation, the CROW has been working closely with local, state, and federal agencies involved in water quality and quantity issues. The counties involved are: Carver, Hennepin, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Pope, Renville,
Sibley, Stearns,
and Wright.
CROW Joint Powers has no regulatory, permitting or taxation authority. |
Crow River Watershed Facts:
- The Crow River has three Forks; the North, Middle, and South.
- The Crow River Watershed drains a 2,725 square mile basin.
- Of the 1.8 million acres in the watershed, 1.6 million are privately owned.
- Primary land use in the watershed is agriculture. However, in the eastern portion of the watershed is occupied by urban development.
- The Crow River flows into the Mississippi River near Dayton, Minnesota.
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