Division of Waters Publications and Presentations

Many Division of Waters publications are available here as electronic documents. Additionally, most Division of Waters publications can be obtained in paper form from the DNR Information Center. Older and less frequently requested publications are available directly from DNR Waters at (651) 259-5700.

DNR Waters staff make numerous public appearances and often utilize PowerPoint? presentations to convey information. On occasion, members of the audience request copies of these presentations. Links to these files can be found at the bottom of this page.

Information Sheets and Brochures

Beach Sand Blanket, 2003 (700 Kb)
Boat Ramps - Installing a Boat Ramp, 2008
Boat Storage Structures, 2008
Best Management Practices for Water Resources in Agricultural, Urban and Forested Areas, April 1994
Bridges - Temporary Bridges and Low-Water Ford Crossings, 2008
Buffer Strips in Agricultural Areas, 2007
Conserving Your Blufflands, August 2006 (529 Kb)
County Geologic Atlas and Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Program, November 2000
Dam Safety in Minnesota (DNR Dam Safety Program), May 1996 - online version
Dam Safety Permit Guidelines for Dams, 1996
For Development Projects In and Near Water or Wetlands, November 1994
Docks and Access in Public Waters, 2008
What You Should Know About Buying, Owning or Building a House in a Floodplain, November 1994
Floodplains and Floodplain Management, 2006
Floodplain Management - Estimating the 100-year Flood Elevation on Lakes, 2006
Flood Damage Reduction: Grant Assistance Program, July 2004
Flood Safety and Cleanup information
Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems, August 2008
Ice Ridges, 2003 (500 Kb)
Lake Outlet Dams, July 2004
Lake Level Minnesota
Lakescaping, 2003 (1.1 Mb)
Questions and Answers About Water Laws in Minnesota, 2006
Mapping Watersheds in Minnesota, 2005 (1.9 Mb)
Measuring Lake Levels, 2007
Measuring Water Use and Flow Meter Requirements, 2006
Riprap, 2003 (900 Kb)
Shoreland Rules Update Fact Sheets
- Shoreline Management: How Did It All Get Started?, 2008
- Intralake Zoning for Sensitive Lakeshores, 2008
- Designing Plats to Fit the Environment, 2008
- Conservation Subdivisions, 2008
- Natural Shorelines, 2008
- Why Shoreland Vegetation Is Important, 2008
- Managing Runoff in Shoreland Areas, 2008
- Management of Bluffs and Slopes, 2008
- Vegetation Buffer Strips in Agricultural Areas, 2007
A Local Official's Guide for Handling Shoreland Alterations, December 1993
Shoreline Alterations - Beach Sand Blanket, 2003 (700 Kb)
Shoreline Alterations - Lakescaping, 2003 (1.1 Mb)
Shoreline Alterations - Ice Ridges, 2003 (500 Kb)
Shoreline Alterations - Riprap, 2003 (900 Kb)
The Shape of Healthy Streams - Characteristics of Natural Watercourses, April 2006
- with color background (810 Kb)
- with no background (better suited for black and white printing)
Water Permits in Minnesota, September 1991
Water Use Habits/Ways to Save Water (700 Mb)
Pardon Me Myth! - Who Owns the Lake Bed?, 1987

Serials

Water Year Data Summary
- 2005 and 2006, May 2007
- 2003 and 2004, May 2005
- 2001 and 2002, May 2003
- 1999 and 2000, May 2001
- 1997 and 1998, Dec. 1999 (7.7 Mb)
- 1995 and 1996, May 1997
- 1993 and 1994, May 1995
- 1991 and 1992, May 1993
- 1989 and 1990, May 1991

Water Talk newsletters (formerly Minnesota Floodplain Management newsletter)

documents

2002 Spring	2001 Fall Spring	2000 Spring	1999 Summer	1998
1997	1996 Fall Summer Spring	1995 Fall Summer Spring Winter	1994 Fall Summer Spring Winter	1993 Fall Summer Spring Winter
1992 Fall Summer Spring Winter	1991 Fall Summer Spring Winter	1990 Fall Summer Spring Winter	1989 Fall Summer Spring Winter	1988 Fall Summer Spring Winter
1987 Fall Summer Spring	1986 Fall July April Winter January	1985 October August May March	1984 October August March	1983 December September August July April

Water Talk Newsletter Index

River Talk newsletter
- River Talk Newsletter for the Mississippi Wild and Scenic River Planning Project

Booklets and Documents

Bulletin No. 4 - Some Legal Aspects of Public and Private Waters in Minnesota, 1951
Bulletin No. 25 - An Inventory of Minnesota Lakes, 1968
The Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Minneapolis - St. Paul Area, April 1965 (773 Kb)
Criteria and Guidelines for Assessing Geologic Sensitivity of Ground Water Resources in Minnesota, June 1991
Dams in Minnesota, A Report to the Minnesota House and Senate Environment Committees, February 1995
Developing a High Resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and Floodplain Mapping Program, June 2002 (715 Kb)
DNR Waters Strategic Plan, October 1998
Drought Response Plan, July 2006
Financial Assistance Directory of Water Programs
Flood Insurance in Minnesota, January 1998
Flood Plain Management: A Handbook for Local Officials, October 1984
Flood Damage Reduction Program Grant Assistance Guidebook (98 Kb)
Flood Damage Reduction: What Minnesota Has Done and Still Needs To Do, December 2001 (1.2 Mb)
Gazetteer of Meandered Lakes, July 1928 (3.5 Mb)
A Guide for Buying and Managing Shoreland, revised June 1998 - online version
Guidelines for Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) Determinations (445 Kb)
Land Use and Your Well: From the Field to the Faucet in Minnesota's Central Sandplain Region, June 1986
Managing Minnesota's Floodplain for the Future of Our Communities, August 1997
Minnesota Public Drainage Manual, September 1991 (14.5 Mb)
Minnesota Groundwater Bibliography, June 1989; revised June 1990 (2.8 Mb)
Minnesota's Water Supply, September 2000 (3.7 Mb)
Minnesota Wetlands Conservation Plan, January 1997 (600 Kb)
Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program Final Environmental Impact Statement, May 1999 (online version)
The Natural Quality of Ground Water in Minnesota, April 1974 (728 kb)
Sample Shoreland Management Ordinance, June 1999
Streambank Erosion: Gaining A Greater Understanding, August 1991
Surface Water Appropriation Permit Issuance and Suspension Procedures, July 2005 (2.1 Mb)
Understanding Ground Water Level Trends, Second Edition, June 1989
Water Availability Assessment 1996, September 1996
Water Availability Assessment 1998, October 1998
Water-Related Land Use Programs
Water Use in Minnesota Agriculture, July 1987
Wetlands Regulation in Minnesota, May 2003 (created by Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources) (410 Kb)

Posters

Minnesota Wetlands and Surface Water Resources, 27"x39", 1997
Wetland Types and Definitions, 22"x17", revised 1996

Special Reports

Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Report to the Legislature, January 2008 (5.7 Mb)
Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Communities Survey, December 2007 (4.7 Mb)
Pelican Lake (near Orr) Outlet Dam Analysis, October 2007
Final Status Report of Well Sealing on State Land, October 2007 (413 Kb)
Browns Valley (Traverse County): Background on the Flooding - March 13-14, 2007 (857 Kb)
Sturgeon/Side Lakes (St. Louis County) Outlet Analysis, April 2007 (692 Kb)
Hydraulic Impacts of Quarries and Gravel Pits, September 2005
Cokato Lake (Wright County) Hydrologic Investigation, April 2005 (1.0 Mb)
List of Known Calcareous Fens (pursuant to Minnesota Statute 103G.223), March 2005
Impacts of a Lake Bronson Dam Break on the Cities of Lake Bronson and Hallock, Minnesota, October 2004 (6.8 Mb)
Hydrogeology of the Rock River Watershed, Minnesota and Associated Off-Channel Habitats of the Topeka Shiner, April 2004
Lake Sarah (Hennepin County) Outlet Analysis, December 2003 (1.1 Mb)
Impact of the Birch Lake Outlet Dam on the Water Levels of Birch Lake and Ten Mile Lake, October 2003 (4.2 Mb)
Potato Lake Dam
- Potato Lake Dam - General Background and History, May 2003 (500 Kb)
- Hydrologic & Hydraulic Evaluation of the Proposed Potato Lake Dam, May 2003 (1.7 Mb)
Shallow Buried Aquifers of Murray County, January 2002 (4.7 Mb)
- Figure 4: Cross sections J, K, L, M
- Figure 5: Cross sections S and W
- Figure 7: Verdi buried sand and gravel aquifers (690 kb)
- Figure 8: Unit 1 buried sand and gravel aquifers (682 Kb)
Vegetation status report of Sioux Nation Fen, March 2001 (3.1 Mb)
- Appendices to Sioux Nation Report (6.9 Mb)
Baseline vegetation survey of Fairchild Fen, March 2000 (995 Kb)
Feasibility Study of Raising Water Levels on Coon Lake, Anoka MN, February 2000 (1.5 Mb)
Lake-Ground Water Interaction Study at White Bear Lake, Minnesota, June 1998 (4.4 Mb)
Climatic Conditions and the Resulting 1997 Record Spring Floods (on the Upper Minnesota River and the Red River of the North in Minnesota), June 1997 - online version
Drought of 1988, January 1989 (2.0 Mb)
Sixteen Year Study of Minnesota Flash Floods, 1988 (1.2 Mb)
Ground Water Hydrology of Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, 1983 (3.5 Mb)
Ground Water Hydrology of Swift County, Minnesota, 1980 (5.9 Mb)
Ground Water in Alluvial Channel Deposits - Nobles County, Minnesota (Bulletin No. 14), September 1960 (1.0 Mb)

Maps

County Geologic Atlas Series
Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Series
See County Atlas - Regional Assessment Program for more information and other maps.

Presentations

Aggregate Mining: Processes, Impacts, and Permits (October 4, 2006 Workshop)
- Hydraulic impacts of Quarries and Pits: Results of a Four-Year LCMR-funded Study by DNR Waters (8.8 Mb)
- Information Needs for the Permit Process (5.4 Mb)
- Mine Planning, Post-Mine Planning, and Reclamation
  (very large PowerPoint file .. contact Jon Ellingson - DNR Lands and Minerals, to obtain file)
- Aggregate Mining, Processing, and Examples
  (very large PowerPoint file .. contact Jon Ellingson - DNR Lands and Minerals, to obtain file)

Publications List, February 1998