Rivers and Streams

Management

• Stream Hydrology Program
  • Stream Flow Products
• Dam Safety Program
• River Resource Management Program
• River Ecology Unit

Recreation

• State Water Trails managed for canoeing, kayaking, boating and camping: 35 Water Trails totaling 4,552 miles.
• River Level Reports for canoeing, kayaking, and boating.

Stewardship

• Understanding Our Streams and Rivers
  • Are Minnesota Streams Healthy?
  • Resource Sheet 1: Streambank Erosion and Restoration
  • Resource Sheet 2: The Value and Use of Vegetation
• The Shape of Healthy Streams - Characteristics of Natural Watercourses
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• Conserving Your Blufflands
• Mississippi River Critical Area Program
• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA)
• Need a DNR Permit?
• Maintaining Natural Shorelines
• Shoreline Alteration Information Sheets

Rivers

• Minnesota River
  • Fishing and management
  • State water trail
  • Mississippi River Critical Area Program
• Mississippi River Management - Navigation
• Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway
• St. Louis River Restoration Initiative