SUB-BASIN PROFILE

Upper Mississippi River Sub-basin

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The Upper Mississippi River Basin is a vital hydrological region in the United States, spanning Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri.

Upper Mississippi River Basin
Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock & Dam, Photo Courtesy of US Army Corps of Engineers.

Projects in this sub-basin (9)

ProjectSub-BasinLocationTypeImplementerStatusCostBenefits
Nuts About Dee's Berries Upper Mississippi Brodhead, Wisconsin Agricultural – Field Management Netafim Funding Closed $650,000 Water Quality
Sleepy Eye Lake Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation Project – Minnesota Upper Mississippi Sleepy Eye, Minnesota Wetland Enhancement BlueGreen Water Technologies Accepting Funding $1,500,000 Volumetric, Water Quality
PepsiCo Supplier Flexible Sustainable Sourcing and Climate Smart Project Upper Mississippi Oskaloosa, Iowa Agricultural best management practices (BMPs) PepsiCo Accepting Funding — —
PepsiCo Clinton IA Sustainable Sourcing and Climate Smart Project Upper Mississippi Clinton, Iowa Agricultural best management practices (BMPs) PepsiCo Accepting Funding — —
PepsiCo and Unilever Small Grains Upper Mississippi Burlington, Iowa Agricultural best management practices (BMPs) PepsiCo Accepting Funding — —
ADM & PepsiCo Illinois Wheat Project Upper Mississippi Rockford, Illinois Agricultural best management practices (BMPs) PepsiCo Accepting Funding — —
PepsiCo Iowa Sustainable Sourcing for High Fructose Corn Supply Chain and Climate Smart Project Upper Mississippi Adair, Iowa Agricultural best management practices (BMPs) PepsiCo Accepting Funding — —
ICGA Precision Conservation Management & PepsiCo Landscape Project Upper Mississippi Carroll County, Illinois Agricultural best management practices (BMPs) PepsiCo Accepting Funding — —
ADM and PepsiCo Clinton Cover Crops Upper Mississippi Clinton, Iowa Agricultural best management practices (BMPs) PepsiCo Accepting Funding — —

Nuts About Dee's Berries

Sub-BasinUpper Mississippi
LocationBrodhead, Wisconsin
TypeAgricultural – Field Management
ImplementerNetafim
StatusFunding Closed
Cost$650,000
BenefitsWater Quality

Sleepy Eye Lake Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation Project – Minnesota

Sub-BasinUpper Mississippi
LocationSleepy Eye, Minnesota
TypeWetland Enhancement
ImplementerBlueGreen Water Technologies
StatusAccepting Funding
Cost$1,500,000
BenefitsVolumetric, Water Quality

PepsiCo Supplier Flexible Sustainable Sourcing and Climate Smart Project

Sub-BasinUpper Mississippi
LocationOskaloosa, Iowa
TypeAgricultural best management practices (BMPs)
ImplementerPepsiCo
StatusAccepting Funding
Cost—
Benefits—

PepsiCo Clinton IA Sustainable Sourcing and Climate Smart Project

Sub-BasinUpper Mississippi
LocationClinton, Iowa
TypeAgricultural best management practices (BMPs)
ImplementerPepsiCo
StatusAccepting Funding
Cost—
Benefits—

PepsiCo and Unilever Small Grains

Sub-BasinUpper Mississippi
LocationBurlington, Iowa
TypeAgricultural best management practices (BMPs)
ImplementerPepsiCo
StatusAccepting Funding
Cost—
Benefits—

ADM & PepsiCo Illinois Wheat Project

Sub-BasinUpper Mississippi
LocationRockford, Illinois
TypeAgricultural best management practices (BMPs)
ImplementerPepsiCo
StatusAccepting Funding
Cost—
Benefits—

PepsiCo Iowa Sustainable Sourcing for High Fructose Corn Supply Chain and Climate Smart Project

Sub-BasinUpper Mississippi
LocationAdair, Iowa
TypeAgricultural best management practices (BMPs)
ImplementerPepsiCo
StatusAccepting Funding
Cost—
Benefits—

ICGA Precision Conservation Management & PepsiCo Landscape Project

Sub-BasinUpper Mississippi
LocationCarroll County, Illinois
TypeAgricultural best management practices (BMPs)
ImplementerPepsiCo
StatusAccepting Funding
Cost—
Benefits—

ADM and PepsiCo Clinton Cover Crops

Sub-BasinUpper Mississippi
LocationClinton, Iowa
TypeAgricultural best management practices (BMPs)
ImplementerPepsiCo
StatusAccepting Funding
Cost—
Benefits—