e/Minnehaha Creek Watershed District

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has gloss	eng: The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District's Mission is to protect, improve and manage surface and groundwater resources. It came into existence in 1967 as a result of the Minnesota Watershed District Act. The Minnehaha Creek in its name refers to the water link from Lake Minnetonka to the Mississippi River. The watershed is much bigger than that lake or creek, and includes 29 communities, and encompasses 181 square miles. It stretches West from about Minnehaha Falls to Saint Bonifacius and North to Maple Plain. It includes 129 lakes and 8 major creeks in Hennepin and Carver counties. Some of the other lakes in the district are: Calhoun, Harriet, Nokomis, Parley, Minnewashta and Katrina.
lexicalization	eng: Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
instance of	c/Rivers of Minnesota