WATERS (GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES)

See also AQUAPLANES; AQUATIC PLANTS; BEACHES; BOATS AND BOATING; CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM; DAMS; DIKES; FISH AND FISHING; FLOODS; NAVIGATION; SHIPPING; VESSELS (BOATS)

Aquaculture, see Waters under AQUACULTURE

Aquifers, see AQUIFERS

Archaeological or historic sites in, preservation, Minn. Statutes 2008 138.40

Artificial watercourses, see ARTIFICIAL WATERCOURSES

Boundary waters

Canada, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Courts, jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2008 1.02, 97A.235, 484.02

Duties, imposts, and tolls forbidden, Minn. Const. art 2 s 2

Fishing

Commercial fishing, Minn. Statutes 2008 97C.811

Dark house or fish house licenses, Minn. Statutes 2008 97C.355

Natural Resources Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2008 97A.045

Rough fish, removal, Minn. Statutes 2008 97C.045

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2008 97A.045

Sturgeon and paddlefish, Minn. Statutes 2008 97C.411

Walleye and northern pike, limits, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2008 97C.401

Ice, driving on, generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 169.02, 169.13

International waters, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Interstate bridges, Minn. Statutes 2008 160.02, 165.07

Iowa, Minn. Statutes 2008 97A.235, 97C.045

Jurisdiction of state, Minn. Statutes 2008 1.01

Michigan, Minn. Statutes 2008 97A.235

North Dakota, see Boundary waters under NORTH DAKOTA

South Dakota, see Boundary waters with Minnesota under SOUTH DAKOTA

Statutory cities, ferries, Minn. Statutes 2008 218.011, 412.221, 441.26

Wisconsin, Minn. Statutes 2008 85.33, 97C.045, 103F.351

Boundary Waters Canoe Area, see BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA

Bridges, see BRIDGES (STRUCTURES)

Definitions

Agricultural chemical incidents, Minn. Statutes 2008 18E.02

Agricultural chemical response and reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2008 18E.02

Local water management, Minn. Statutes 2008 103B.305

Star lake or river management plans, Minn. Statutes 2008 103B.701

Water Law, Minn. Statutes 2008 103A.301

Experimental waters

Designation

Critical natural habitat, Minn. Statutes 2008 84.944

Exemptions from rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2008 14.386

Natural Resources Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2008 97C.001

Possession of fish, Minn. Statutes 2008 97C.205

Grassed waterways, farms, flood or snow damage, agricultural improvement loans, refinancing of existing debt, Minn. Statutes 2008 41B.043

Great Lakes Commission, diverting, Minn. Statutes 2008 1.21

Groundwater, see GROUNDWATER

Ice, see Bodies of water under ICE

Ice, careless or reckless driving on, Minn. Statutes 2008 169.13

Inland waters, submerged logs in, recovering, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.650

International waters, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Jurisdiction

Boundary rivers, Minn. Const. art 2 s 2

Questions of water policy, Minn. Statutes 2008 103A.305

Lakes and ponds, see LAKES AND PONDS

Lands under, water highways

Eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2008 458.20, 458.22, 458.23

Land, using as, Minn. Statutes 2008 458.21

Lawsuits

Low-water mark, stipulation, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.411

Statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.561

Management

Forest resource management, Minn. Statutes 2008 89A.01 to 89A.11

Water surface use ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2008 86B.205

Meandered waters, see MEANDERED WATERS

Minerals under, Minn. Statutes 2008 93.06

Names

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 83A.06, 83A.07

Petition, Minn. Statutes 2008 83A.05, 83A.06

Natural Resources Department, authority, Minn. Statutes 2008 84.027

Navigability, lawsuits about, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.411, 103G.561

Navigable, see NAVIGABLE WATERS

Notices about, unsafe ice, Minn. Statutes 2008 86B.106

Park districts, duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2008 398.07

Petitions, names, changing, Minn. Statutes 2008 83A.05 to 83A.07

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2008 103A.201, 103A.211

Private waters used for public recreation, Minn. Statutes 2008 604A.20 to 604A.27

Public access sites, see WATER ACCESS SITES

Public highways, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2008 221.012

Public waters, see PUBLIC WATERS

Rivers and streams, see RIVERS AND STREAMS

Scenic watercourses, Minn. Statutes 2008 373.27

Special management waters

Designation, Minn. Statutes 2008 14.386, 97C.001, 97C.005

Possession of fish, Minn. Statutes 2008 97C.205

Statutes of limitations

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.561

Water levels, maintenance at dams, Minn. Statutes 2008 541.115

Trapping near water, Minn. Statutes 2008 97B.945

Water basins, see WATER BASINS

Water levels

High water mark, public waters, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.005, 103G.401

Lakes and ponds, see Water levels under LAKES AND PONDS

Lawsuits, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.561

Low-water mark, stipulation, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.411

Maintenance at dams, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2008 541.115

Specific bodies of water, see specific index headings

Water and Soil Resources Board, interventions, Minn. Statutes 2008 103A.305

Water basins, protective elevation, Minn. Statutes 2008 103G.285

Waters of the state, see WATERS OF THE STATE