Public Use Waters
Water occurring in any river, stream, or creek having definite banks and bed with visible evidence of the flow of water is declared to be public waters of the state of Iowa and subject to use by the public for navigation purposes in accordance with law.
Specific Regulations and Zoning
Special Regulations regarding zoning; safety areas; and other right-of-way, speed, and distance restrictions apply to the following areas:
- Black Hawk Lake, Sac Cty
- Brown’s Lake, Woodbury Cty
- Carter Lake, Pottawattamie Cty
- Cedar River, Black Hawk Cty
- Cedar River, Floyd City (Charles City)
- Cedar River, Mitchell Cty
- Cedar River, Chickasaw Cty (Nashua)
- Coralville Lake, Johnson Cty
- Crystal Lake, Hancock Cty
- Des Moines River, Lee City
- East & West Okoboji Lakes, Dickinson Cty
- Five Island Lake, Palo Alto Cty
- Harpers Slough, Allamakee Cty
- Ingham Lake, Emmet Cty
- Iowa River, Hardin Cty
- Iowa River, Johnson Cty
- Joyce Slough Area, Clinton City
- Lake Odessa, Louisa Cty
- Lake Icaria, Adams Cty
- Lake Manawa, Pottawattamie Cty
- Little Wall Lake, Hamilton Cty
- Lost Island Lake, Palo Alto Cty/Clay Cty
- Maquoketa River/Lake Delhi, Delaware Cty
- Massey Slough, Dubuque Cty
- Mississippi River, above and below all navigation lock and dam structures and other designated areas (Contact Conservation Officer, Corps of Engineers, or lock master for special rules.)
- Mt. Ayr City Lake (Loch Ayr), Ringgold Cty
- Raccoon River Regional Park Lake, Polk Cty
- Rathbun Lake, Appanoose Cty
- Red Rock Lake, Marion Cty
- Saylorville Lake, Polk Cty
- Shell Rock River (Greene Impoundment), Floyd Cty
- Snyder Bend Lake, Woodbury Cty
- Spirit Lake, Dickinson Cty
- Storm Lake, Buena Vista Cty
- Swan Slough, Clinton Cty
- Three Mile Lake, Union Cty
- Upper Gar Lake, Dickinson Cty
- Wapsipinicon River, Linn Ct
The specific regulations for each area may be obtained
online at www.Legis.state.ia.us/IAC.html (look
for Natural Resource Commission Code 571, Chapter 40).
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