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Fish Consumption Guidelines for the General Population, Rivers

River Name, Location

BASSETT CR., Hennepin Co.

Species Unrestricted

White Sucker All sizes

Meal Advice

1 meal / week 1 meal / month

- -

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

BIG FORK R., Koochiching Co.


Northern Pike -

Redhorse Sucker -

Walleye -

White Sucker -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

-

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

All sizes

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

BLACKDUCK R., Beltrami Co.


Walleye -

1 meal / week

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

Mercury

BLACKHOOF R., Carlton Co.


Brook Trout All sizes

Brown Trout -

1 meal / week

-

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

Mercury

BLUE EARTH R., above Rapidan Dam


Channel Catfish -

Quillback -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

BLUE EARTH R., below Rapidan Dam


Carp -

Channel Catfish -

Quillback -

Sauger -

Smallmouth Bass -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

BOIS DE SIOUX R., Wilkin Co.


Carp -

Channel Catfish -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

BUFFALO CR., McLeod Co.


Carp -

1 meal / week

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

Mercury

BUFFALO R., Clay Co.


Channel Catfish -

Redhorse Sucker -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

of 25 Last updated: Aprol 2018


River Name, Location Meal Advice

CANBY CR., Yellow Medicine Co.

Species Unrestricted 1 meal / week 1 meal / month Do Not Eat Contaminants

White Sucker All sizes - - - -

CANNON R., Fairbault to Northfield



CANNON R., Northfield to Byllesby Res.


Walleye - All sizes - - Mercury


CANNON R., Byllesby Res. to Mississippi R.


Carp - - All sizes - Mercury PCBs

Rock Bass All sizes - - - -

Smallmouth Bass All sizes - - - -

CEDAR R., above Mill Pond Dam, Austin


Bullhead - All sizes - - Mercury

Largemouth Bass - All sizes - - Mercury

Redhorse Sucker - All sizes - - Mercury

River Carpsucker - All sizes - - Mercury


CEDAR R., below Mill Pond Dam, Austin


Carp - All sizes - - PCBs


Smallmouth Bass All sizes - - - -

White Sucker - All sizes - - Mercury

CENTER CR., Martin Co.


Bullhead All sizes - - - -


CHIPPEWA R., Chippewa Co.


Walleye All sizes - - - -




CLEARWATER R., Red Lake Co.


Channel Catfish -

Northern Pike -

Redhorse Sucker -

Smallmouth Bass -


Meal Advice


All sizes -

All sizes -

All sizes -

All sizes -

- -

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

-

CLOQUET R., St. Louis Co.


Bluegill Sunfish -

Redhorse Sucker -

Rock Bass -

Smallmouth Bass -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

COLD SPRING BR., Wabasha Co.


Brown Trout All sizes

1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

COTTONWOOD R., Brown Co.


Carp -

Channel Catfish -

Quillback All sizes

Walleye -


1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

-

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

-

Mercury

-

CROOKED CR., Houston Co.




1 meal / week

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

CROOKED CR., Pine Co.




Rainbow Trout All sizes


1 meal / week

-

-

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

-

-




CROW R., Wright Co.


Carp - All sizes - - Mercury

Smallmouth Bass - All sizes - - Mercury

CROW R., N FORK



Channel Catfish - All sizes - - Mercury

Northern Pike - All sizes - - Mercury



CROW R., S FORK


Carp All sizes - - - -

Crappie All sizes - - - -





CROW WING R., Cass Co.


Bluegill Sunfish All sizes - - - -


Redhorse Sucker All sizes - - - -


DARK R., St. Louis Co.


Brook Trout All sizes - - - -

Brown Trout All sizes - - - -

DES MOINES R., Jackson Co.




DES MOINES R., W FORK








EAST INDIAN CR., Wabasha Co.



Meal Advice


- -

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

ELK R., Sherburne Co.


Carp -

Northern Pike -

Redhorse Sucker All sizes

Smallmouth Bass -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

-

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

-

Mercury

Mercury

EMBARRASS R., St. Louis Co.


Burbot -

Redhorse Sucker -

Rock Bass -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

FORT RIDGELY CR., Renville Co.




1 meal / week

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

GARVIN BROOK, Winona Co.



White Sucker -

1 meal / week

-

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

Mercury

GILMORE CR., Winona Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

GOOSEBERRY R., Lake Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

GRAND PORTAGE CR., Cook Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

HAWK CR., Renville Co.


Carp All sizes

Walleye -

1 meal / week

-

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

Mercury




HAY CR., Goodhue Co.




Meal Advice


- -

- -

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

HIGH ISLAND CREEK, Sibley Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

JOHNSON R., St. Louis Co.


Crayfish All sizes

1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

JUNCO CR., Cook Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

KABEKONA R., Hubbard Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

KETTLE R., Pine Co.

Species

Channel Catfish

Northern Pike

Redhorse Sucker

Rock Bass

Smallmouth Bass

Walleye

White Sucker

Unrestricted

-

-

-

All sizes

-

-

-

1 meal / week

-

All sizes

All sizes

-

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

All sizes

-

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

-

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

KIMBALL CR., Cook Co.




1 meal / week

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

KNIFE R., Lake Co.

Species

Brook Trout

Unrestricted

All sizes

1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

LAC QUI PARLE R., Lac Qui Parle Co.


Channel Catfish -

Northern Pike -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury




LE SUEUR R., Blue Earth Co.


Buffalo - All sizes - - Mercury

Carp - - All sizes - PCBs

Channel Catfish - All sizes - - PCBs


LEAF R., Wadena Co.



LEECH LAKE R., Cass Co.




Yellow Perch - All sizes - - Mercury

LESTER R., St. Louis Co.



Rainbow Trout - All sizes - - Mercury

LITTLE FORK R., Koochiching Co.



Quillback - All sizes - - Mercury

Redhorse Sucker - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs

Sauger - All sizes - - Mercury



LITTLE KNIFE R., WEST BRANCH, Lake Co.



LONG PRAIRIE R., Todd Co.




Rock Bass - All sizes - - Mercury


Yellow Perch All sizes - - - -

LUXEMBURG CR., Stearns Co.






MANITOU R., Lake Co.



Meal Advice


- -

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

MARSH R., Norman Co.


Bluegill Sunfish All sizes

Northern Pike -


1 meal / week

-

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

Contaminants

-

Mercury

-

MILL CR., Fillmore Co.




1 meal / week

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

MILLER CR., St. Louis Co.



Brown Trout -

1 meal / week

-

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

PFOS

MILLER CR., Wabasha Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

MINNESOTA R., above Granite Falls


Carp -

Channel Catfish -

Crappie All sizes

Freshwater Drum -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

-

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

-

Mercury

Mercury

MINNESOTA R., below Granite Falls



Buffalo -

Carp All sizes

Channel Catfish -

Flathead Catfish -

Freshwater Drum -

Quillback All sizes

Sauger -

Walleye -

White Bass -


1 meal / week

-

All sizes

-

All sizes

shorter than 35"

All sizes

-

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

35" or longer

-

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

-

Mercury

-

PCBs

Mercury

Mercury

-

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury PCBsPFOS

-




MISSISSIPPI R., Lake Itasca to Ottertail Power Dam




Crappie - All sizes - - Mercury




Sunfish All sizes - - - -




MISSISSIPPI R., Ottertail Power Dam to Knutson Dam











MISSISSIPPI R., Knutson Dam to Cohasset Dam














MISSISSIPPI R., Grand Rapids Dam to Brainerd Dam











Sunfish - All sizes - - Mercury

Walleye - shorter than 19" 19" or longer - Mercury


MISSISSIPPI R., Brainerd Dam to Little Falls Dam











MISSISSIPPI R., Little Falls Dam to Blanchard Dam


Carp - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs












MISSISSIPPI R., Blanchard Dam to Sartell Dam




Channel Catfish All sizes - - - -








MISSISSIPPI R., Sartell Dam to St. Cloud Dam


Channel Catfish All sizes - - - -



Redhorse Sucker - All sizes - - PCBs

Rock Bass - - All sizes - Mercury




MISSISSIPPI R., St. Cloud Dam to Coon Rapids Dam




Channel Catfish - - All sizes - Mercury PCBs





Sucker - All sizes - - Mercury



MISSISSIPPI R., Coon Rapids Dam to St. Anthony Falls












MISSISSIPPI R., St. Anthony Falls to Ford Dam, Pool 1







MISSISSIPPI R., Ford Dam to Hastings Dam, Pool 2


Bluegill Sunfish - All sizes - - PFOS

Buffalo - All sizes - - PCBs

Carp - - All sizes - PCBsPFOS


Crappie - All sizes - - PFOS

Flathead Catfish - - All sizes - Mercury PCBs

Freshwater Drum - All sizes - - Mercury PFOS

White Bass - - All sizes - Mercury PCBsPFOS

Fish near Lock and Dam No. 2 may have higher levels of PFOS than those in other areas of Pool 2. See MPCA report for more information. http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=19516

MISSISSIPPI R., Hastings Dam to Red Wing, Pool 3



Buffalo - - All sizes - Mercury PCBs

Carp - - All sizes - Mercury PCBsPFOS

Channel Catfish - - All sizes - PCBs


Flathead Catfish - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs

Freshwater Drum - All sizes - - Mercury

Largemouth Bass - All sizes - - Mercury PFOS

Northern Pike - All sizes - - PFOS

Sauger - All sizes - - Mercury PFOS

Smallmouth Bass - All sizes - - Mercury PFOS

Walleye - - All sizes - Mercury PCBsPFOS



http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/view-document.html?gid=19516



MISSISSIPPI R., Red Wing to Kellogg Dam, Pool 4





Channel Catfish - - All sizes - PCBs


Flathead Catfish - - All sizes - Mercury PCBs

Freshwater Drum - - All sizes - Mercury PCBs


Northern Pike - All sizes - - PFOS



Walleye - All sizes - - PCBsPFOS



MISSISSIPPI R., Kellogg Dam to LaMoille Dam, Pools 5, 5A & 6








Freshwater Drum - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs

Largemouth Bass - All sizes - - Mercury PFOS

Northern Pike - All sizes - - Mercury PFOS



Walleye - All sizes - - Mercury PFOS

White Bass - - All sizes - Mercury PCBs





MISSISSIPPI R., LaMoille Dam to Reno Dam, Pools 7 & 8



Bowfin - All sizes - - Mercury






Freshwater Drum - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs

Largemouth Bass - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs



Smallmouth Bass - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs


White Bass - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs


MISSISSIPPI R., Reno Dam to Iowa Border, Pool 9



Bowfin - All sizes - - Mercury

Buffalo - - All sizes - PCBs





Freshwater Drum - All sizes - - PCBs






White Bass - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs


MUSTINKA R., Traverse Co.



NEMADJI R., Carlton Co.









NOKASIPPI R., Crow Wing Co.


Walleye -

Meal Advice


All sizes -

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

Mercury

PARTRIDGE R., St. Louis Co.


Bluegill Sunfish -

Bullhead All sizes

Northern Pike -

Rock Bass -

Walleye -

White Sucker -

Yellow Perch -

1 meal / week

All sizes

-

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

-

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

PIGEON R., Cook Co.

Species

Northern Pike

Unrestricted

-

1 meal / week

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

Mercury

PINE R., Crow Wing Co.


Northern Pike -

White Sucker -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

PIPESTONE CR., Pipestone Co.


Carp -

1 meal / week

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

Mercury

POMME DE TERRE R., Stevens Co.


Carp All sizes

Crappie All sizes

Northern Pike -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

-

-

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

Mercury

Mercury

PRAIRIE R., Itasca Co.


Northern Pike -

Walleye -

White Sucker -

Yellow Perch -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury




RAINY R.,



Lake Sturgeon All sizes - - - -

Northern Pike - shorter than 31" 31" or longer - Mercury









RAMSEY CR., Redwood Co.



Rainbow Trout All sizes - - - -


RED LAKE R., above Thief River Falls Dam





RED LAKE R., below Thief River Falls Dam








Sauger - - All sizes - Mercury






RED R.,






Northern Pike - shorter than 25" 25" or longer - Mercury



Walleye - shorter than 18" 18" or longer - Mercury

REDEYE R., Wadena Co.




REDWOOD R., Redwood Co.







ROCK R., Rock Co.





ROOT R., Fillmore Co.



Brown Trout - All sizes - - PCBs


Rainbow Trout All sizes - - - -



ROOT R., Houston Co.







ROSEAU R., Kittson Co.


Carp -

Channel Catfish -

Northern Pike -

Walleye -

White Sucker -

Meal Advice


All sizes -

- All sizes

All sizes -

- All sizes

All sizes -

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

RUM R., Anoka Co.

Species

Carp

Northern Pike

Redhorse Sucker

Smallmouth Bass

Walleye

White Sucker

Unrestricted

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

RUSH R., Sibley Co.

Species

Channel Catfish

Redhorse Sucker

Unrestricted

-

All sizes

1 meal / week

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

-

SANDHILL R., Polk Co.


Channel Catfish -

Redhorse Sucker -

Sauger -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

SAUK R., above Melrose Dam



Northern Pike -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

-

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

Contaminants

-

Mercury

Mercury

SAUK R., Melrose Dam to Cold Spring


Northern Pike -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

SAUK R., Cold Spring to St. Cloud


Smallmouth Bass -


1 meal / week

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

-




SEVEN MILE CR., Nicollet Co.



Meal Advice


- -

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

SHELL ROCK R., Freeborn Co.


Carp -

1 meal / week

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

PCBs

SNAKE CR., Wabasha Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

SNAKE R., Pine Co.

Species

Bluegill Sunfish

Crappie

Northern Pike

Redhorse Sucker

Smallmouth Bass

Walleye

Yellow Perch

Unrestricted

All sizes

-

-

All sizes

-

-

All sizes

1 meal / week

-

All sizes

All sizes

-

All sizes

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

-

Mercury

Mercury

-

Mercury

Mercury

-

SPRING/HINDERMAN CR., Brown Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-




ST. CROIX R., above Stillwater








Mooneye - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs



Rock Bass All sizes - - - -



Walleye - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs

White Bass - - All sizes - Mercury PCBs

ST. CROIX R., Stillwater to Mississippi River



Buffalo - shorter than 22" 22" or longer - Mercury PCBs








Sauger All sizes - - - -



White Bass - All sizes - - Mercury PCBsPFOS




ST. LOUIS R., above Cloquet







Sunfish - All sizes - - Mercury




ST. LOUIS R., Cloquet to Fond du Lac Dam



Channel Catfish - shorter than 20" 20" or longer - Mercury







ST. LOUIS R., Fond du Lac Dam to Lake Superior



Channel Catfish - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs


Lake Sturgeon All sizes - - - -



Smallmouth Bass - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs



White Sucker - All sizes - - Mercury PCBs


STONEY BROOK, Cass Co.




STRAIGHT R., Hubbard Co.






STRAIGHT R., Steele Co.


Carp All sizes

Walleye -


Meal Advice


- -

All sizes -

- -

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

Contaminants

-

Mercury

-

STURGEON R., St. Louis Co.


Mooneye -

Northern Pike -

Redhorse Sucker -

Smallmouth Bass -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

All sizes

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

SUCKER CR., Meeker Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

SUNRISE R., Chisago Co.


Redhorse Sucker -

Smallmouth Bass All sizes

1 meal / week

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

-

SWAN R., Aitkin Co.

Species

Northern Pike

Smallmouth Bass

White Sucker

Unrestricted

-

-

All sizes

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

-

SWAN R., St. Louis Co.


Burbot -

1 meal / week

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

Mercury

TAMARACK R., Marshall Co.


Northern Pike -

Sauger -

Walleye -

White Sucker -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury




THIEF R., Marshall Co.


Northern Pike -


Rock Bass -

Smallmouth Bass -

Walleye -


Meal Advice


All sizes -

- -

All sizes -

All sizes -

All sizes -

- -

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

-

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

-

TOAD R., Otter Tail Co.



Yellow Perch All sizes

1 meal / week

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

TROUT BR., Dakota Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

UPPER IOWA R., Mower Co.



Crappie -


Smallmouth Bass All sizes

1 meal / week

-

All sizes

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

-

Mercury

-

-

VERMILION R., St. Louis Co.


Northern Pike -

Redhorse Sucker -

Smallmouth Bass -

Walleye -

White Sucker -

Yellow Perch -

1 meal / week

All sizes

-

-

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

All sizes

All sizes

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

VERMILLION R., Dakota Co.


Carp -

Crappie All sizes

Walleye -


1 meal / week

All sizes

-

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

PCBs

-

PCBs

-

WARROAD R., Roseau Co.


Northern Pike -


1 meal / week

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

-




WATONWAN R., Blue Earth Co.


Carp -

Channel Catfish All sizes

Walleye -

Meal Advice


All sizes -

- -

All sizes -

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

-

Mercury

WELLS CR., Goodhue Co.




1 meal / week

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

WEST INDIAN CR., Wabasha Co.




1 meal / week

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

WHITEFACE R., St. Louis Co.


Channel Catfish -

Northern Pike -

Redhorse Sucker -

Smallmouth Bass -

Walleye -

White Sucker -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

All sizes

1 meal / month

-

-

-

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

WHITEWATER R., Winona Co.





1 meal / week

-

-

-

1 meal / month

-

-

-

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

Contaminants

-

-

-

WILD RICE R., Norman Co.


Channel Catfish -

Redhorse Sucker -

Walleye -

1 meal / week

All sizes

All sizes

-

1 meal / month

-

-

All sizes

Do Not Eat

-

-

-

Contaminants

Mercury

Mercury

Mercury

WILLOW CR., Stearns Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-

YELLOW BANK R., Lac Qui Parle Co.



1 meal / week

-

1 meal / month

-

Do Not Eat

-

Contaminants

-




YELLOW MEDICINE R., Yellow Medicine Co.





ZUMBRO R., Wabasha Co.


Bass - All sizes - - Mercury









Walleye - - All sizes - Mercury

White Bass - All sizes - - Mercury


Notes:

R. - River, CR. - Creek PCBs - Polychlorinated biphenyls PFOS - Perfluorooctane sulfonate

Contaminants listed were measured at levels high enough to warrant a recommendation to limit consumption.

Listing of consumption advice does not imply the fish are legal to keep, MN DNR fishing regulations should be consulted.

MN DNR fishing regulations http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/fishing/index.html

PFOS - Perfluorooctane sulfonate http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/topics/pfcs/index.html

PCBs - Polychlorinated biphenyls http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/faq.html

Meal Advice http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/eating/meal.html

Mercury http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/faq.html

Dioxin http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/risk/chemhazards/dioxins.html


http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/fishing/index.html

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/faq.html

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/hazardous/topics/pfcs/index.html

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/risk/chemhazards/dioxins.html

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/faq.html

http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/fish/eating/meal.html

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