Hydrography Standard: Watersheds

Attachment 1: Minnesota Watershed/Hydrologic Unit Numbers and Names: Federal Codes and Names and Minnesota Codes and Names.

Link to USGS 8-digit Hydrologic Units and DNR Major Watersheds
Link to USGS 6-digit Hydrologic Units and Minnesota Equivalents
Link to USGS 4-digit Hydrologic Units and Minnesota Equivalents
Link to USGS 2-digit Hydrologic Units and Minnesota Equivalents

USGS 8-digit Hydrologic Units and DNR Major Watersheds

USGS HUC-8	USGS Name	DNR Major #	Minnesota Name
04010101	BAPTISM-BRULE	1	Lake Superior - North
04010102	BEAVER-LESTER	2	Lake Superior - South
04010201	ST-LOUIS	3	St. Louis River
04010202	CLOQUET	4	Cloquet River
04010301	BEARTRAP-NEMADJI	5	Nemadji River
07010101	MISSISSIPPI-HEADWATERS	7	Mississippi River - Headwaters
07010102	LEECH-LAKE	8	Leech Lake River
07010103	PRAIRIE-WILLOW	9	Mississippi River - Grand Rapids
07010104	ELK-NOKASIPPI	10	Mississippi River - Brainerd
07010105	PINE	11	Pine River
07010106	CROW-WING	12	Crow Wing River
07010107	REDEYE	13	Redeye River
07010108	LONG-PRAIRIE	14	Long Prairie River
07010201	PLATTE-SPUNK	15	Mississippi River - Sartell
07010202	SAUK	16	Sauk River
07010203	CLEARWATER-ELK	17	Mississippi River - St. Cloud
07010204	CROW	18	North Fork Crow River
07010205	SOUTH-FORK-CROW	19	South Fork Crow River
07010206	TWIN-CITIES	20	Mississippi River - Twin Cities
07010207	RUM	21	Rum River
07020001	UPPER-MINNESOTA	22	Minnesota River - Headwaters
07020002	POMME-DE-TERRE	23	Pomme de Terre River
07020003	LAC-QUI-PARLE	24	Lac Qui Parle River
07020004	HAWK-YELLOW-MEDICINE	25	Minnesota River - Yellow Medicine River
07020005	CHIPPEWA	26	Chippewa River
07020006	REDWOOD	27	Redwood River
07020007	MIDDLE-MINNESOTA	28	Minnesota River - Mankato
07020008	COTTONWOOD	29	Cottonwood River
07020009	BLUE-EARTH	30	Blue Earth River
07020010	WATONWAN	31	Watonwan River
07020011	LE-SUEUR	32	Le Sueur River
07020012	LOWER-MINNESOTA	33	Lower Minnesota River
07030001	UPPER-ST-CROIX	34	Upper St. Croix River
07030003	KETTLE	35	Kettle River
07030004	SNAKE	36	Snake River
07030005	LOWER-ST-CROIX	37	Lower St. Croix River
07040001	RUSH-VERMILLION	38	Mississippi River - Lake Pepin
07040002	CANNON	39	Cannon River
07040003	BUFFALO-WHITEWATER	40	Mississippi River - Winona
07040004	ZUMBRO	41	Zumbro River
07040006	LACROSSE-PINE	42	Mississippi River - La Crescent
07040008	ROOT	43	Root River
07060001	COON-YELLOW	44	Mississippi River - Reno
07060002	UPPER-IOWA	46	Upper Iowa River
07080102	UPPER-WAPSIPINICON	47	Upper Wapsipinicon River
07080201	UPPER-CEDAR	48	Cedar River
07080202	SHELL-ROCK	49	Shell Rock River
07080203	WINNEBAGO	50	Winnebago River
07100001	DES-MOINES-HEADWATERS	51	Des Moines River - Headwaters
07100002	UPPER-DES-MOINES	52	Lower Des Moines River
07100003	EAST-FORK-DES-MOINES	53	East Fork Des Moines River
09020101	BOIS-DE-SIOUX	54	Bois de Sioux River
09020102	MUSTINKA	55	Mustinka River
09020103	OTTER-TAIL	56	Otter Tail River
09020104	UPPER-RED	57	Upper Red River of the North
09020106	BUFFALO	58	Buffalo River
09020107	ELM-MARSH	59	Red River of the North - Marsh River
09020108	EASTERN-WILD-RICE	60	Wild Rice River
09020301	SANDHILL-WILSON	61	Red River of the North - Sandhill River
09020302	RED-LAKES	62	Upper/Lower Red Lake
09020303	RED-LAKE-RIVER	63	Red Lake River
09020304	THIEF RIVER	65	Thief River
09020305	CLEARWATER	66	Clearwater River
09020306	GRAND-MARAIS-RED	67	Red River of the North - Grand Marais Creek
09020309	SNAKE	68	Snake River
09020311	LOWER-RED	69	Red River of the North - Tamarac River
09020312	TWO-RIVERS	70	Two Rivers
09020314	ROSEAU	71	Roseau River
09030001	RAINY-HEADWATERS	72	Rainy River - Headwaters
09030002	VERMILION	73	Vermilion River
09030003	RAINY-LAKE	74	Rainy River - Rainy Lake
09030004	UPPER-RAINY	75	Rainy River - Black River
09030005	LITTLE-FORK	76	Little Fork River
09030006	BIG-FORK	77	Big Fork River
09030007	RAPID	78	Rapid River
09030008	LOWER-RAINY	79	Rainy River - Baudette
09030009	LAKE-OF-THE-WOODS	80	Lake of the Woods
10170202	UPPER-BIG-SIOUX	81	Upper Big Sioux River
10170203	LOWER-BIG-SIOUX	82	Lower Big Sioux River
10170204	ROCK	83	Rock River
10230003	LITTLE-SIOUX	84	Little Sioux River

USGS 6-digit Hydrologic Units and Minnesota Equivalents

USGS HUC-6	USGS Name	DNR Majors	Minnesota Name
040101	NORTHWESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR	1 - 2	Lake Superior - North Shore
040102	ST. LOUIS RIVER BASIN	3, 4	St. Louis River
040103	SOUTHWESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR	5	Lake Superior - Nemadji River
070101	MISSISSIPPI HEADWATERS	7 - 14	Mississippi River - Headwaters
070102	UPPER MISSISSIPPI-CROW-RUM	15 - 21	Mississippi - Crow - Rum Rivers
070200	MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN	22 - 33	Minnesota River
070300	ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN	34 - 37	St. Croix River
070400	UPPER MISSISSIPPI-BLACK-ROOT	38 - 43	Lower Mississippi River
070600	UPPER MISSISSIPPI-MAQUOKETA-PLUM	44, 46	Mississippi River - Upper Iowa Rivers
070801	UPPER MISSISSIPPI-IOWA-SKUNK-WAPSIPINICON	47	Upper Wapsipinicon River
070802	IOWA RIVER BASIN	48 - 50	Cedar River
071000	DES MOINES RIVER BASIN	51 - 53	Des Moines River
090201	UPPER RED RIVER BASIN	54 - 60	Upper Red River of the North
090203	LOWER RED RIVER BASIN	61 - 71	Lower Red River of the North
090300	RAINY RIVER BASIN	72 - 80	Rainy River
101702	MISSOURI - BIG SIOUX	81 - 83	Big Sioux River
102300	MISSOURI - LITTLE SIOUX	84	Little Sioux River

USGS 4-digit Hydrologic Units and Minnesota Equivalents

USGS HUC-4	USGS Name	DNR Majors	Minnesota Name
0401	WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR	1 - 5	Western Lake Superior
0701	MISSISSIPPI HEADWATERS	7 - 21	Mississippi River - Headwaters
0702	MINNESOTA	22 - 33	Minnesota River
0703	ST. CROIX	34 - 37	St. Croix River
0704	UPPER MISSISSIPPI-BLACK-ROOT	38 - 43	Lower Mississippi River
0706	UPPER MISSISSIPPI-MAQUOKETA-PLUM	44, 46	Mississippi River - Upper Iowa Rivers
0708	UPPER MISSISSIPPI-IOWA-SKUNK-WAPSIPINICON	47 - 50	Cedar River
0710	DES MOINES	51 - 53	Des Moines River
0902	RED RIVER	54 - 71	Red River of the North
0903	RAINY RIVER	72 - 80	Rainy River
1017	MISSOURI - BIG SIOUX	81 - 83	Missouri River - Big Sioux River
1023	MISSOURI - LITTLE SIOUX	84	Missouri River - Little Sioux River

USGS 2-digit Hydrologic Units and Minnesota Equivalents

USGS HUC-2	USGS Name	DNR Majors	Minnesota Name
04	GREAT LAKES	1 - 5	Great Lakes
07	UPPER MISSISSIPPI	7 - 53	Upper Mississippi River
09	SOURIS-RED-RAINY	54 - 80	Red River of the North - Rainy -Souris Rivers
10	MISSOURI	81 - 84	Missouri River