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 2004 138.40

Artificial watercourses, see ARTIFICIAL WATERCOURSES

Boundary waters

Canada, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Courts, jurisdiction, Minn. Statutes 2004 1.02, 97A.235, 484.02

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

Fishing

Commercial fishing, Minn. Statutes 2004 97C.811

Dark house or fish house licenses, Minn. Statutes 2004 97C.355

Natural Resources Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2004 97A.045

Rough fish, removal, Minn. Statutes 2004 97C.045

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2004 97A.045

Sturgeon and paddlefish, Minn. Statutes 2004 97C.411

Walleye and northern pike, limits, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2004 97C.401

Ice, driving on, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.02, 169.13

International waters, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Interstate bridges, Minn. Statutes 2004 160.02, 165.07

Iowa, Minn. Statutes 2004 97A.235, 97C.045

Jurisdiction of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 1.01

Michigan, Minn. Statutes 2004 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 2004 218.011, 412.221, 441.26

Wisconsin, Minn. Statutes 2004 85.33, 97C.045, 103F.351

Boundary Waters Canoe Area, see BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA

Bridges, see BRIDGES (STRUCTURES)

Definitions

Inland waters, Minn. Statutes 2004 97C.811, 103G.650

Water Law, Minn. Statutes 2004 103A.301

Experimental waters, designation

Critical natural habitat, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.944

Exemptions from rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2004 14.386

Natural Resources Department, powers, Minn. Statutes 2004 97C.001

Grassed waterways, farms, flood or snow damage, agricultural improvement loans, refinancing of existing debt, Minn. Statutes 2004 41B.043

Great Lakes Commission, diverting, Minn. Statutes 2004 1.21

Groundwater, see GROUNDWATER

Ice, see Bodies of water under ICE

Inland waters, definitions, Minn. Statutes 2004 97C.811, 103G.650

International waters, see INTERNATIONAL WATERS

Jurisdiction

Boundary rivers, Minn. Const. art 2 s 2

Questions of water policy, Minn. Statutes 2004 103A.305

Lakes and ponds, see LAKES AND PONDS

Lands under, water highways

Eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2004 458.20, 458.22, 458.23

Land, using as, Minn. Statutes 2004 458.21

Lawsuits

Low-water mark, stipulation, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.411

Statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.561

Management

Forest resource management, Minn. Statutes 2004 89A.01 to 89A.11

Water surface use ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2004 86B.205

Meandered waters, see MEANDERED WATERS

Minerals under, Minn. Statutes 2004 93.06

Names

Counties, joint action, Minn. Statutes 2004 83A.06

County auditors, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 83A.06

County boards, duties, Minn. Statutes 2004 83A.06, 83A.07

Duplication, Minn. Statutes 2004 83A.07

Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2004 83A.06

Petition, Minn. Statutes 2004 83A.05, 83A.06

Natural Resources Department, authority, Minn. Statutes 2004 84.027

Navigability, lawsuits about, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.411, 103G.561

Navigable, see NAVIGABLE WATERS

Notices about, unsafe ice, Minn. Statutes 2004 86B.106

Park districts, duties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2004 398.07

Petitions, names, changing, Minn. Statutes 2004 83A.05 to 83A.07

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2004 103A.201, 103A.211

Private waters used for public recreation, Minn. Statutes 2004 604A.20 to 604A.27

Public access sites, see WATER ACCESS SITES

Public highways, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2004 221.011

Public waters, see PUBLIC WATERS

Rivers and streams, see RIVERS AND STREAMS

Scenic watercourses, Minn. Statutes 2004 373.27

Single sites, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 18E.02

Special management waters

Designation, Minn. Statutes 2004 14.386, 97C.001, 97C.005

Statutes of limitations

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.561

Water levels, maintenance at dams, Minn. Statutes 2004 541.115

Trapping near water, Minn. Statutes 2004 97B.945

Violations and penalties

Ice, careless or reckless driving on, Minn. Statutes 2004 169.13

Water basins, see WATER BASINS

Water levels

High water mark, public waters, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.005, 103G.401

Lakes and ponds, see Water levels under LAKES AND PONDS

Lawsuits, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.561

Low-water mark, stipulation, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.411

Maintenance at dams, statutes of limitations, Minn. Statutes 2004 541.115

Specific bodies of water, see specific index headings

Water and Soil Resources Board, interventions, Minn. Statutes 2004 103A.305

Water basins, protective elevation, Minn. Statutes 2004 103G.285

Waters of the state, see WATERS OF THE STATE

Watershed units, defined, Minn. Statutes 2004 103B.305