Welcome to Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank Watershed District Home Page

Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank
Watershed District

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Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank Watershed District Home Page

Welcome to the website for the Lac qui Parle Yellow Bank Watershed District.

    District Location:                                                                             Office Hours:
    Courthouse, 600 W 6th Street, #7                                                      8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    Madison, MN 56256                                                                          Monday thru Friday

Fun Facts & Trivia

Established on April 19, 1971
District formed to aid local citizens who requested help in controlling flood waters

Approximately 74% of land surface is located in Lac qui Parle County, 19% in Yellow Medicine County, & 7% in Lincoln County

Total land area drained by two rivers contains 1,712 square miles with 719 miles located in South Dakota

1 of 13 major tributaries in the MN River Basin

LQP River source at Lake Hendricks, MN

Yellow Bank River source near Southshore, SD

Events & Meetings:

Office will be closed on Monday, May 28th, 2012 in observance of Memorial Day.

Upcoming regular Board of Manager meeting Tuesday, June 5th,2012 @ 4:30 p.m.

*Note: The regular July Board of Manager meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 @ 4:30 p.m.
instead of July 3rd, due to the July 4th holiday.

If you would like to contact us, please do so by clicking here.
Have a wonderful day!