Submerged Lands
- Submerged Lands Program
Michigan's Submerged Lands Program is responsible for regulating construction activities along 3,288 miles of Great Lakes shoreline and over 38,000 square miles of Great Lakes bottomlands, including coastal marshes. The program regulates the recovery and use of submerged cultural resources (shipwrecks and associated artifacts) located in the Great Lakes, administers the underwater preserve program, and as of July 21, 2000, is responsible for regulating the recovery of submerged logs from Great Lake bottomlands under Part 326, Great Lakes Submerged Logs Recovery, of the NREPA. The State of Michigan is trustee of the bottomlands and waters of the Great Lakes and has a perpetual duty to manage these resources for the benefit of its citizens.
Information
- Enbridge Documents Related to Pipeline/Anchor Support Damage, June 2020
- Great Lakes High Water Levels
- Permit Categories for Wetlands, Inland Lakes and Streams, Great Lakes, and Floodplains
- Shipwrecks and Bottomland Preserves
- Offshore Lighthouse Conveyances
- Contact Information for Submerged Lands
- USACE – Great Lakes Water Levels
- Great Lakes Bottomland Conveyances
- Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM)
- St. Clair Flats
