The Minnesota Drainage Program encourages farmers, landowners, local government units, and drainage professionals to optimize the public and private benefits of agricultural drainage systems.
Agricultural drainage
Find guidance on planning and design strategies, tools and calculators, and regulations for agricultural drainage systems.
Benefits and how it works
- Impact of agricultural drainage in Minnesota
- How agricultural drainage works
- Q&A: Drainage water management for the Midwest — Purdue
Planning and design
Decide if drainage is right for your farm
- Evaluating a subsurface drainage project and its alternatives
- Key considerations: Planning an agricultural drainage system
- FAQs: Subsurface drainage in the Red River Valley
Plan a drainage system
- Designing a subsurface drainage system
- Pumped outlets for subsurface drainage
- Minnesota drainage guide
Tools and calculators
- Online drainage calculators
- Minnesota drainage calculators
- Drainage slide rule
- Prinsco drainage calculator
Water quality and environment
- Drainage issues and answers
- Nitrates in Minnesota drainage water
- How to reduce nitrogen loads from drained Midwest cropland
Minnesota drainage policy
- Minnesota drainage law (Chapter 103E)
- Drainage history: The Upper Midwest (2016; video: 40:01)
The Minnesota Drainage Program
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