A FIELD CHECKLIST OF MINNESOTA SEWAGE PONDS
Since municipal sewage ponds (also known as sewage lagoons, settling ponds, wastewater treatment ponds, etc.) are often productive birding sites, this list is included here. If there are additional ponds not included on this checklist, please send their locations to eckertkr@gmail.com.
For additional information, also see http://www.mbwbirds.com/A_Birders_Guide_to_Minnesota.html (Introduction / Suggestions to the Birder).
Original compilation May 2009; revised August 2010.
Most recent additions: Brownsville (Houston Co.), Perley (Norman Co.), Clontarf (Swift Co.), and Ormsby (Watonwan Co.).
Recent deletions: Alexandria (Douglas Co.) and Annandale (Wright Co.)
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Aitkin County
❑ Hill City
❑ McGregor
Anoka County
❑ Bethel
❑ St. Francis
Becker County
❑ Audubon
❑ Callaway
❑ Lake Park
❑ White Earth
Beltrami County
❑ Blackduck
Benton County
❑ Foley
❑ Gilman
❑ Rice
❑ Royalton (Morrison Co)
Big Stone County
❑ Beardsley
❑ Browns Valley (Traverse Co)
❑ Clinton
❑ Graceville
❑ Ortonville
Blue Earth County
❑ Good Thunder
❑ Mapleton
❑ Pemberton
❑ Vernon Center
Brown County
❑ Hanska
❑ Searles
❑ Sleepy Eye
Carlton County
❑ Barnum
❑ Cromwell
❑ Kettle River
❑ Moose Lake
Carver County
❑ Bongards
❑ Cologne
❑ Hamburg
❑ Mayer
❑ New Germany
❑ Watertown
Cass County
❑ Cass Lake
❑ Hackensack
❑ Longville
❑ Pillager
❑ Remer
❑ Walker
Chippewa County
❑ Maynard
❑ Milan
Chisago County
❑ Harris
❑ North Branch
❑ Rush City
❑ Shafer
❑ Taylors Falls
❑ Wyoming
Clay County
❑ Barnesville
❑ Comstock
❑ Felton
❑ Georgetown
❑ Glyndon
❑ Hawley
❑ Hitterdal
❑ Moorhead
❑ Sabin
❑ Ulen
Clearwater County
❑ Bagley
❑ Clearbrook
Cook County
❑ Grand Portage
❑ Lutsen
Cottonwood County
❑ Jeffers
❑ Mountain Lake
❑ Westbrook
Crow Wing County
❑ Emily
❑ Ironton
❑ Pequot Lakes
Dakota County
❑ Hampton
Dodge County
❑ Claremont
Douglas County
❑ Brandon
❑ Carlos
❑ Evansville
❑ Garfield
❑ Kensington
❑ Millerville
❑ Miltona
❑ Osakis
Faribault County
❑ Blue Earth
❑ Bricelyn
❑ Delavan
❑ Elmore
❑ Frost
❑ Kiester
❑ Wells
Fillmore County
❑ _______________
Freeborn County
❑ Alden
❑ Clarks Grove
❑ Freeborn
❑ Geneva
❑ Glenville
❑ Hartland
❑ Hayward
❑ Hollandale
❑ Twin Lakes
Goodhue County
❑ Cannon Falls
❑ Kenyon
Grant County
❑ Ashby
❑ Barrett
❑ Elbow Lake
❑ Herman
❑ Hoffman
Hennepin County
❑ Hamel
❑ Loretto
❑ Rogers
Houston County
❑ Brownsville
❑ Eitzen
Hubbard County
❑ Akeley
❑ Nevis
❑ Park Rapids
Isanti County
❑ Dalbo
❑ Isanti
Itasca County
❑ Bigfork
❑ Deer River
❑ Grand Rapids
❑ Nashwauk
❑ Warba
Jackson County
❑ Brewster (Nobles Co)
❑ Heron Lake
❑ Okabena
❑ Round Lake (Nobles Co)
Kanabec County
❑ Grasston
Kandiyohi County
❑ Atwater
❑ Lake Lillian
❑ Pennock
❑ Raymond
❑ Sunburg
Kittson County
❑ Hallock
❑ Karlstad
❑ Kennedy
❑ Lake Bronson
❑ Lancaster
Koochiching County
❑ Big Falls
❑ International Falls
❑ Littlefork
❑ Northome
Lac qui Parle County
❑ Bellingham
❑ Dawson
❑ Marietta
Lake County
❑ Beaver Bay
❑ Castle Danger
Lake of the Woods County
❑ Baudette
Le Sueur County
❑ Cleveland
❑ Elysian
❑ Kilkenny
❑ St. Peter (Nicollet Co)
Lincoln County
❑ Hendricks
❑ Ivanhoe
❑ Lake Benton
❑ Tyler
Lyon County
❑ Balaton
❑ Cottonwood
❑ Ghent
❑ Lynd
❑ Minneota
❑ Russell
❑ Taunton
❑ Tracy
Mahnomen County
❑ Bejou
❑ Mahnomen
❑ Waubun
Marshall County
❑ Alvarado
❑ Argyle
❑ Grygla
❑ Newfolden
❑ Oslo
❑ Stephen
❑ Warren
Martin County
❑ Ceylon
❑ Granada
❑ Northrop
McLeod County
❑ Glencoe
❑ Silver Lake
❑ Stewart
❑ Winsted
Meeker County
❑ Cosmos
❑ Darwin
❑ Dassel
Mille Lacs County
❑ Bayview
❑ Foreston
❑ Isle
❑ Milaca
❑ Onamia
❑ Pease
❑ Wahkon
Morrison County
❑ Bowlus
❑ Flensburg
❑ Little Rock
❑ Motley
❑ Pierz
❑ Sobieski
❑ Upsala
Mower County
❑ Austin
❑ Brownsdale
❑ Dexter
❑ Elkton
❑ Grand Meadow
❑ Le Roy
❑ Lyle
❑ Racine
❑ Rose Creek
❑ Waltham
Murray County
❑ Chandler
❑ Currie
❑ Fulda
❑ Lake Wilson
❑ Slayton
Nicollet County
❑ Nicollet
Nobles County
❑ Adrian
❑ Ellsworth
❑ Leota
❑ Lismore
❑ Rushmore
❑ Wilmont
❑ Worthington
Norman County
❑ Ada
❑ Borup
❑ Hendrum
❑ Perley
❑ Shelly
❑ Twin Valley
Olmsted County
❑ _______________
Otter Tail County
❑ Battle Lake
❑ Bluffton
❑ Dalton
❑ Deer Creek
❑ Dent
❑ Elizabeth
❑ Frazee (Becker Co)
❑ Henning
❑ New York Mills
❑ Parkers Prairie
❑ Pelican Rapids
❑ Perham
❑ Underwood
❑ Urbank
❑ Vergas
Pennington County
❑ Goodridge
❑ St. Hilaire
❑ Thief River Falls
Pine County
❑ Askov
❑ Finlayson
❑ Hinckley
❑ Pine City
❑ Sandstone
❑ Sturgeon Lake
❑ Willow River
Pipestone County
❑ Edgerton
❑ Pipestone
❑ Ruthton
Polk County
❑ Crookston
❑ Erskine
❑ Fertile
❑ Fosston
❑ McIntosh
❑ Winger
Pope County
❑ Cyrus
❑ Glenwood
❑ Lowry
Ramsey County
❑ _______________
Red Lake County
❑ Oklee
❑ Plummer
❑ Red Lake Falls
Redwood County
❑ Belview
❑ Clements
❑ Lamberton
❑ Lucan
❑ Milroy
❑ Morton (Renville Co)
❑ North Redwood
❑ Sanborn
❑ Vesta
❑ Wanda
Renville County
❑ Bird Island
❑ Buffalo Lake
❑ Danube
❑ Fairfax
❑ Renville
Rice County
❑ Dennison (Goodhue Co)
❑ Lonsdale
Rock County
❑ Beaver Creek
❑ Hardwick
❑ Hills
❑ Jasper
❑ Luverne
❑ Magnolia
❑ Steen
Roseau County
❑ Badger
❑ Greenbush
❑ Roseau
❑ Warroad
St. Louis County
❑ Biwabik
❑ Cook
❑ Floodwood
❑ Meadowlands
❑ Tower-Soudan
❑ Winton
Scott County
❑ Belle Plaine
❑ Jordan
❑ New Market
❑ New Prague
Sherburne County
❑ Clear Lake
❑ Princeton (Mille Lacs Co)
❑ Zimmerman
Sibley County
❑ Gaylord
❑ Gibbon
❑ Le Sueur (Le Sueur Co)
❑ New Auburn
❑ Winthrop
Stearns County
❑ Albany
❑ Avon
❑ Belgrade
❑ Brooten
❑ Eden Valley
❑ Freeport
❑ Greenwald
❑ Kimball
❑ Paynesville
❑ St. Martin
❑ Watkins (Meeker Co)
Steele County
❑ Ellendale
❑ Medford
Stevens County
❑ Alberta
❑ Chokio
❑ Hancock
❑ Morris
Swift County
❑ Clontarf
❑ Danvers
❑ Holloway
❑ Murdoch
Todd County
❑ Browerville
❑ Clarissa
❑ Eagle Bend
❑ Grey Eagle
❑ Hewitt
❑ Long Prairie
Traverse County
❑ Dumont
❑ Wheaton
Wabasha County
❑ Bellechester (Goodhue Co)
❑ Zumbro Falls
Wadena County
❑ Menahga
❑ Sebeka
❑ Verndale
Waseca County
❑ Janesville
❑ Waseca
Washington County
❑ _______________
Watonwan County
❑ Butterfield
❑ Madelia
❑ Ormsby
Wilkin County
❑ Breckenridge
❑ Campbell
❑ Rothsay
Winona County
❑ Altura
❑ Lewiston
❑ Rollingstone
❑ Stockton
❑ Utica
Wright County
❑ Albertville
❑ Cokato
❑ Montrose
❑ South Haven
Yellow Medicine County
❑ Canby
❑ Clarkfield
❑ Echo
❑ Hanley Falls
❑ Porter
❑ St. Leo
❑ Wood Lake
Total = 365
• Note that no sewage ponds are currently known or listed for Fillmore, Olmsted, Ramsey, and Washington counties.
• This list only includes municipal sewage ponds. Some state parks and private businesses also have small ponds which are not included on this checklist.
• The sewage ponds of some towns are located in a different county; these are listed under the county where the ponds are located, and the county of the town is indicated in parentheses.
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•For the locations of any sewage ponds, consult A Birder's Guide to Minnesota and its updates elsewhere on this website, or enter the town's name on Google Maps (http://maps.google.com).
