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High levels of phosphorus and nitrogen flow north in the Red River, contributing to increasing algae blooms in Lake Winnipeg. A project in a small northwestern Minnesota town shows the possibilities and challenges of fixing water quality across borders.

The award was announced at the 40th Annual Red River Basin Land & Water International Summit Conference, held Jan. 17-19 at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg.

In-depth effort to map the Red River Survey to gather data on bottom elevations from South Dakota to Lake Winnipeg Save to Read Later A complete bathymetric survey of the Red River, which is similar to a topographical map but of river bottom elevations, hasn’t been done in more than 70 years. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press files) As water sources dry up and climate extremes cause drought and floods on the Prairies, a massive effort is underway to map the bottom of the Red River to measure...