Boating studies

Statewide

• 2020 Minnesota Recreational Boating Study (741 KB, 53 pages)

Lake Superior

2012

• 2011 Lake Superior Boating Study (Market study for boating on the Minnesota waters of Lake Superior
   217 KB, 31 pages)
• 2011 Lake Superior Boating Study (Results of survey of seasonal-slip renters at marinas located in and near the Minnesota portion of Lake Superior, 156 KB, 34 pages)

2003

• Boating on the Minnesota Portion of Lake Superior, Summer 2002 (294 KB, 54 pages)
• Market Study for Boating on the Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior (215 KB, 32 page)

Twin Cities

2011

• Boating in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Status in 2009 and Trends from 1984, 539 KB, 73 pages)

2008

• Twin Cities Life-Jacket Wear-Rate Observational Study, 2007 (370 KB, 28 pages)

2004

• Boating Trends on Lake Minnetonka, 1984 to 2004 (425 KB, 50 pages)

1997

• Boating in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: (Current Status and Trends Since 1984, 361 KB, 57 pages)

Mississippi River

2004

• Shoreline and Water Quality Impacts from Recreational Boating on the Mississippi River (400 KB, 12 pages)
• Upper Mississippi River Recreational Boating Research Findings  (10 MB, 20 presentation slides)
• Recreational Boating Study of the Mississippi River, Pools 4 to 9, Summer 2003  (527 KB, 37 pages)

Other Areas

2009

• Boating in North Central Minnesota: Status in 2008 and Trends Since 1985 (898 KB, 73 pages)

2007

• Boating in Northern Minnesota: Summer 2006 (451 KB, 66 pages)

2006

• Boating in West Central Minnesota: Status in 2005 and Trends Since 1986 (491 KB, 68 pages)

2005

• Minnesota Canoe and Kayak Study (706 KB, 55 pages)

2002

• Boating in Central Minnesota: Status in 2001 and Trends Since 1987 (333 KB, 61 pages)

1999

• Boating in North Central Minnesota: Status in 1998 and Trends Since 1985  (1.6 MB, 58 pages)