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 2017 138.40

Artificial watercourses, see ARTIFICIAL WATERCOURSES

Boundary waters

Canada, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Courts, jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2017 1.02, 97A.235, 484.02

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

Fishing

Commercial fishing, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.811

Dark house or fish house licenses, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.355

Natural Resources Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2017 97A.045

Rough fish, removal, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.045

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2017 97A.045

Sturgeon and paddlefish, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.411

Ice, driving on, generally, Minn. Statutes 2017 169.02, 169.13

International waters, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Interstate bridges, Minn. Statutes 2017 160.02, 165.07

Iowa, Minn. Statutes 2017 97A.235, 97C.045

Jurisdiction of state, Minn. Statutes 2017 1.01

Michigan, Minn. Statutes 2017 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 2017 218.011, 412.221, 441.26

Wisconsin, Minn. Statutes 2017 85.33, 97C.045, 103F.351

Boundary Waters Canoe Area, see BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA

Bridges, see BRIDGES (STRUCTURES)

Camp Coldwater Springs, flow of water to or from, projects affecting, Minn. Statutes 2017 138.665

Definitions

Agricultural chemical incidents, Minn. Statutes 2017 18E.02

Agricultural chemical response and reimbursement, Minn. Statutes 2017 18E.02

Fish bait, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.342

Local water management, Minn. Statutes 2017 103B.305

Water Law, Minn. Statutes 2017 103A.301

Disease-free, certification, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.342

Experimental waters

Designation

Critical natural habitat, Minn. Statutes 2017 84.944

Exemptions from rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2017 14.386

Natural Resources Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.001

Northern pike, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.007

Possession of fish, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.205

Grassed waterways, farms, flood or snow damage, agricultural improvement loans, refinancing of existing debt, Minn. Statutes 2017 41B.043

Great Lakes Commission, diverting, Minn. Statutes 2017 1.21

Groundwater, see GROUNDWATER

Ice

Bodies of water, see under ICE

Careless or reckless driving on, Minn. Statutes 2017 169.13

International waters, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Jurisdiction

Boundary rivers, Minn. Const. art 2 s 2

Questions of water policy, Minn. Statutes 2017 103A.305

Lakes and ponds, see LAKES AND PONDS

Lands under, water highways

Eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2017 458.20, 458.22, 458.23

Land, using as, Minn. Statutes 2017 458.21

Lawsuits

Low-water mark, stipulation, Minn. Statutes 2017 103G.411

Statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2017 103G.561

Management

Forest resource management, Minn. Statutes 2017 89A.01 to 89A.11

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2017 103A.212

Water surface use ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2017 86B.205

Meandered waters, see MEANDERED WATERS

Minerals under, Minn. Statutes 2017 93.06

Names

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2017 83A.06, 83A.07

Petition, Minn. Statutes 2017 83A.05, 83A.06

Natural Resources Department, authority, Minn. Statutes 2017 84.027

Navigability, lawsuits about, Minn. Statutes 2017 103G.411, 103G.561

Navigable, see NAVIGABLE WATERS

Notices about, unsafe ice, Minn. Statutes 2017 86B.106

Park districts, duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2017 398.07

Petitions, names, changing, Minn. Statutes 2017 83A.05 to 83A.07

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2017 103A.201, 103A.211, 103A.212

Private waters used for public recreation, Minn. Statutes 2017 604A.20 to 604A.27

Public access sites, see WATER ACCESS SITES

Public highways, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2017 221.012

Public waters, see PUBLIC WATERS

Rivers and streams, see RIVERS AND STREAMS

Scenic watercourses, Minn. Statutes 2017 373.27

Special management waters

Designation, Minn. Statutes 2017 14.386, 97C.001, 97C.005

Northern pike, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.007

Possession of fish, Minn. Statutes 2017 97C.205

Statutes of limitations

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2017 103G.561

Water levels, maintenance at dams, Minn. Statutes 2017 541.115

Trapping near water, Minn. Statutes 2017 97B.945

Water basins, see WATER BASINS

Water levels

High water mark, public waters, Minn. Statutes 2017 103G.005, 103G.401

Lakes and ponds, see Water levels under LAKES AND PONDS

Lawsuits, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2017 103G.561

Low-water mark, stipulation, Minn. Statutes 2017 103G.411

Maintenance at dams, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2017 541.115

Specific bodies of water, see specific index headings

Water and Soil Resources Board, interventions, Minn. Statutes 2017 103A.305

Water basins, protective elevation, Minn. Statutes 2017 103G.285

Waters of the state, see WATERS OF THE STATE