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RIVERS AND STREAMS

See also AQUATIC PLANTS; BRIDGES (STRUCTURES); FERRIES

Access

Sites, see WATER ACCESS SITES

Streets and roads, costs, payment from state-park road account, Minn. Statutes 2022 162.06

Aeration systems, see PUBLIC WATERS

Aquatic management areas

Criteria for establishment, Minn. Statutes 2022 86A.05

Land acquisition for critical aquatic habitat, Minn. Statutes 2022 97C.02

Master plans, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 86A.09

Barges, see BARGES

Beaches, see BEACHES

Beds, ownership

Diverted rivers, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.19, 2022 465.20

State owned waters, Minn. Statutes 2022 103G.711

Beds, stabilization, fill, permits, Minn. Rules 6115.0190 to 6115.0192

Beneficial uses, water quality standards, Minn. Rules 7050.0222

Boating facilities, see BOATHOUSES AND LAUNCHING FACILITIES

Boats, see BOATS AND BOATING

Boundaries, rivers and streams as

Lands bounded by, Minn. Statutes 2022 344.10

Legal fences, Minn. Statutes 2022 344.02

Boundary Waters Canoe Area, purpose of rules, Minn. Rules 6140.0100

Boundary waters, see under WATERS (GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES)

Channel marker buoys, Minn. Rules 6110.1500

Channels

Change, trunk highway construction, Minn. Statutes 2022 161.27

Diverting, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.19, 2022 465.20, 2022 465.26 to 2022 465.48

Trunk highways across, permits, Minn. Statutes 2022 161.27

City bridges, see CITY BRIDGES

Coal slurry and coal liquids pipelines, location near alternative routes, proposed new facilities, description, Minn. Rules 7855.0440

Dams, generally, Minn. Rules 6115.0300 to 6115.0520

Data, stream gauge data, Minn. Statutes 2022 103G.412

Definitions, Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Minn. Statutes 2022 103F.311

Definitions

Animal feedlots, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Public water supplies, Minn. Rules 4720.5100

Disease-free, certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 97C.342

Ditches, see DITCHES

Diversion, environmental assessment worksheets, mandatory categories, Minn. Rules 4410.4300

Diverting, first class cities

Acquisition of land, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.28

Appeals, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.42 to 2022 465.44

Appraisers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.30 to 2022 465.38

Authority to divert, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.26

Awards of damages, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.39, 2022 465.42 to 2022 465.44, 2022 465.46

Buildings, disposition, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.35, 2022 465.36, 2022 465.41

Channels, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.26, 2022 465.48

Cities, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.47

City clerk, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.33, 2022 465.38

Damages and benefits, appraisals, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.34 to 2022 465.37, 2022 465.40

Eminent domain, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.29

Maps, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.27

Notices about, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.32, 2022 465.33, 2022 465.45

Old riverbed, city ownership, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.19, 2022 465.20

Ordinances, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.27, 2022 465.30, 2022 465.48

Reappraisal after appeal, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.43

Special assessments, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.29, 2022 465.46

Surveys, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.27

Title to land, Minn. Statutes 2022 465.40

Easements

Acquisition by Natural Resources Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.0272

Tax-forfeited lands, Minn. Statutes 2022 282.017

Erosion, see SOIL CONSERVATION

Eutrophication, water quality standards, Minn. Rules 7050.0220, 7050.0222

Fences

Lands bounded by waters, Minn. Statutes 2022 344.10

Waters as legal fences, status, Minn. Statutes 2022 344.02

Fish preserves, Minn. Rules 6264.0125

Fish

Aquatic management areas, Minn. Statutes 2022 86A.05, 2022 97C.02

Bait fish, Minn. Statutes 2022 97C.342

Fish screens, Minn. Statutes 2022 97C.075

Fish stocking, Minn. Statutes 2022 97C.201

Fishing

Commercial fishing areas, Minn. Rules 6260.2400

Waters closed to fishing, lists, Minn. Rules 6262.0500

Floods, see FLOODS

Flow boundaries, defined, Minn. Rules 4720.5100

Fuel conversion facilities, location near alternative sites, description, Minn. Rules 7855.0340

Ice, careless or reckless driving upon, Minn. Statutes 2022 169.13

Ice, see Bodies of water under ICE

Industrial solid wasteland disposal facilities, prohibited sites, Minn. Rules 7035.1600

Intermittent streams, defined, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Jurisdiction, see Boundary waters under WATERS (GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES)

Lands bordering, tax-forfeited land sales, easements, Minn. Statutes 2022 282.37

Maps, county topographical land, valuation of property, Minn. Statutes 2022 273.061

Mining operations, permits, applications, Minn. Rules 6130.4300

Mosquito abatement, see Abatement under MOSQUITOES

Names

Changing, Minn. Const. art 12 s 1

Generally, see Geographic names under NAMES

Natural preservation routes, county state-aid highways, Minn. Statutes 2022 162.021

Nuclear fuel processing, location near alternative sites, proposed new facilities, discussion, Minn. Rules 7855.0540

Nuclear waste storage and disposal, location near alternative sites, proposed new facilities, description, Minn. Rules 7855.0640

Peat mining, exclusions, Minn. Rules 6131.0100

Planning, statewide water management plan, Minn. Statutes 2022 103B.155

Pollution

Community health boards, duties delegated to, Minn. Statutes 2022 145A.07

Prevention, Health Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.35

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 144.12

Riparian rights, extension, excavation, Minn. Rules 6115.0200 to 6115.0202

Sediment, see SEDIMENT

Sewage, see SEWAGE

Shoreland management grants, Minn. Statutes 2022 84.975

Shoreline, bordering lands, tax-forfeited land sales, Minn. Statutes 2022 282.37

Specific rivers, see specific index headings

Stream maintenance program, Minn. Statutes 2022 103G.701

Timber, floating in, obstructed or intermixed timber, loggers' liens, Minn. Statutes 2022 514.51

Trout streams, see TROUT STREAMS

Utility crossings, public lands and waters, standards, for route design, Minn. Rules 6135.1100

Water appropriation and impoundments, management planning process, Minn. Rules 6115.0810

Water pollution, classification, Minn. Rules 7050.0470

Wellhead protection plans, Minn. Rules 4720.5400

Wetlands, property taxes, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 272.02

Wild rivers, see WILD, SCENIC, AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS