+

Board
News
Events
Contact

- Grants
- Permits
Document Library
Are You in the Watershed?

Follow Us:

Explore Our Lakes and Creeks

BY CITY
BLOOMINGTON
EDEN PRAIRIE
EDINA
HOPKINS
MINNETONKA
NINE MILE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT
WATERSHED-WIDE

Arrowhead Lake
Edina
Birch Island Lake
Eden Prairie
Bryant Lake
Eden Prairie
Bush Lake
Bloomington
Glen Lake
Minnetonka
Indianhead Lake
Edina
Lake Cornelia
Edina
Lake Edina
Edina
Lake Holiday
Minnetonka
Lake Rose
Minnetonka
Lake Smetana
Eden Prairie
Lone Lake
Minnetonka
Minnetoga Lake
Minnetonka
Mirror Lake
Edina
Nine Mile Creek
Normandale Lake
Bloomington
Northwest Anderson Lake
Eden Prairie
Oxboro Lake
Bloomington
Penn Lake
Bloomington
Shady Oak Lake
Minnetonka
Southeast Anderson Lake
Bloomington
Southwest Anderson Lake
Eden Prairie
Wing Lake
Minnetonka

Trail Map

Download our Trail Map to explore the many parks and natural areas in the watershed.

Share your watershed photos with us!

Tag us on Instagram @9milecreek or #nmcwd

Instagram

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 21

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 18134910334473753

For Volunteer Appreciation Week, we're highlighting our Adopt a Creek program. Now with more sections of various lengths, this program allows you to choose a section of Nine Mile Creek to clean trash out of. It also shows you which sections have been claimed and which are still available.

You can visit your section on your own time; we also have equipment you can borrow, like work gloves and trash grabbers.

Find out more at https://www.ninemilecreek.org/adopt-a-creek/

For Volunteer Appreciation Week, we`re highlighting our Adopt a Creek program. Now with more sections of various lengths, this program allows you to choose a section of Nine Mile Creek to clean trash out of. It also shows you which sections have been claimed and which are still available.

You can visit your section on your own time; we also have equipment you can borrow, like work gloves and trash grabbers.

Find out more at https://www.ninemilecreek.org/adopt-a-creek/ ...

0 0

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 20

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 17945180270998566

It's Volunteer Appreciation Week, and our volunteers are definitely worthy of appreciation! From cleaning up trash to staffing booths at community events, our volunteers are the best!

If you want to volunteer, join us at the annual Valley Park trash clean up in Hopkins on Saturday May 2 from 1-3PM. Learn more here: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/event/valley-park-creek-cleanup/

1 0

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 17

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 17885109339499840

"Spring is finally here in Minnesota. Dark nights are giving way to longer days and slushy snowscapes yield to grounds budded with green. And with it comes the urge to get out in the garden. But wait! Hold off on the yard cleanup just yet. Many pollinators are still overwintering in last year’s plant material. As we gear up for the growing season, we talked with several Blue Thumb partners about the when and how of pollinator-friendly spring yard care." - read more at https://bluethumb.org/pollinator-friendly-spring-gardening/

"Spring is finally here in Minnesota. Dark nights are giving way to longer days and slushy snowscapes yield to grounds budded with green. And with it comes the urge to get out in the garden. But wait! Hold off on the yard cleanup just yet. Many pollinators are still overwintering in last year’s plant material. As we gear up for the growing season, we talked with several Blue Thumb partners about the when and how of pollinator-friendly spring yard care." - read more at https://bluethumb.org/pollinator-friendly-spring-gardening/ ...

1 0

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 16

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 18094477034329756

Join us as we explore our spring ephemerals at Discovery Point!

Can you find some of these in your neighborhood?

2 0

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 14

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 18105699970725731

Spring clean up is here!
Join us on May 2, 2026 from 1-3p at Valley Park in Hopkins for a trash clean.

More information and sign up here: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/.../valley-park-creek-cleanup/

1 0

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 10

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 17885384157473072

Join us for the FINAL Stem on Tap of the season- this month the topic is-
Drinking Water Sources, Treatment + Conservation

Rick Wahlen, Utilities Operations Manager, City of Eden Prairie
Joe Dusek, Water Treatment Plant Supervisor, City of Eden Prairie
Wednesday, April 15th, 4:30-6:30pm | Eden Prairie Water Treatment Plant

Not all drinking water sources are equal, and neither are treatment systems. Some are very simple and basic, while others are extraordinarily complex. You will have an opportunity to tour the plant and observe the robust treatment process as we learn how Eden Prairie protects the quantity and quality of its deep well drinking water.

Since this month’s event will take place at a working, industrial facility, the “Tap” in “STEM on Tap” this month is the drinking water tap! No alcohol is allowed.

Registar here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/april-stem-on-tap-drinking-water-sources-treatment-conservation-tickets-1985722360033?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us for the FINAL Stem on Tap of the season- this month the topic is-
Drinking Water Sources, Treatment + Conservation

Rick Wahlen, Utilities Operations Manager, City of Eden Prairie
Joe Dusek, Water Treatment Plant Supervisor, City of Eden Prairie
Wednesday, April 15th, 4:30-6:30pm | Eden Prairie Water Treatment Plant

Not all drinking water sources are equal, and neither are treatment systems. Some are very simple and basic, while others are extraordinarily complex. You will have an opportunity to tour the plant and observe the robust treatment process as we learn how Eden Prairie protects the quantity and quality of its deep well drinking water.

Since this month’s event will take place at a working, industrial facility, the “Tap” in “STEM on Tap” this month is the drinking water tap! No alcohol is allowed.

Registar here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/april-stem-on-tap-drinking-water-sources-treatment-conservation-tickets-1985722360033?aff=oddtdtcreator ...

1 0

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 10

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 17876699463438341

Meet us at the Southdale YMCA
on April 29th and learn more about Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. Some of the things you could learn:

The work we do to protect and manage surface water across our communities.
Education and volunteer opportunities
Cost Share grants to help transform your yard or shoreline

3 0

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 9

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 17918678229300491

Here is an opportunity to explore, discover and learn
Earth Day week at the Ridgedale Library (12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN).

We will be there from 11-2p with Sarah Nassif and her Weaving Water Workshop.

Free of charge! Hope to see you there!

Sarah J. Nassif, Artist @sarahjnassif #EarthDay

4 0

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 8

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 18152741278456789

The birds are chirping and the flowers are beginning to bloom. It must be spring, and you know what that means....spring clean up is here.
Join us on May 2, 2026 from 1-3p at Valley Park in Hopkins for a trash clean.

More information and sign up here: https://www.ninemilecreek.org/whats-happening/upcoming-events/valley-park-creek-cleanup/

3 0

View Instagram post by 9milecreek

Apr 1

Open post by 9milecreek with ID 18018237707828154

April fools! Nine Mile Creek isn't actually 9 miles long, it's closer to 15! It got that name from when settlers were trying to get to Fort Snelling: they knew they only had 9 more miles to go once they crossed the creek.

9 2

Resource Library

Annual Reporting and Finance
Board Meetings
Education Materials
Grants
Newsletters
Permits and Rules
Technical Reports

About Us
Contact
Permits
Grants

Join our mailing list

Sign up for Nine Mile News and receive the latest information first!

Sign Up

Nine Mile Creek
Watershed District

Discovery Point
12800 Gerard Drive, Eden Prairie, MN952-206-0980

Follow Us:

Understanding Our Urban Watershed

© 2026 NMCWD
Privacy Policy
Accessibility
Web Design by Windmill Strategy