Situated along Minnesota’s northern border, the Rainy River-Rainy Lake/Lower Rainy River (RR-RL) Watershed is a unique watershed compared to its neighbors. The RR-RL is known for its unique shape as well as its wetland and peatland covered landscape. The RR-RL also
contains much of Minnesota’s only National Park, Voyageurs National Park. Although the RR-RL is a sparsely populated watershed outside of International Falls, the rivers, lakes, and forests of the watershed draw residents from across the state to its pristine environment. For the purposes of the One Watershed, One Plan program (1W1P) these two watersheds are joined into one watershed, the RR-RL. These two watersheds have similar land types and deal with similar issues that can be adequately addressed as one watershed.