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Inland Lakes & Streams Program

  • Overview

    The Inland Lakes and Streams Program is responsible for the protection of the natural resources and the public trust waters of the inland lakes and streams of the state. The program oversees activities including dredging, filling, constructing or placement of a structure on bottomlands, constructing reconfiguring, or expanding a marina, interfering with the natural flow of water or connecting a ditch or canal to an inland lake or stream.

    This page can be accessed as michigan.gov/lakesandstreams

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Information

  • Inland Lakes High Water Levels
  • Permit Categories for Wetlands, Inland Lakes and Streams, Great Lakes, and Floodplains
  • Baseline Information and Monitoring Requirements for Lake Aeration Projects PDF icon
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  • Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership
  • Pre-application Meeting - Wetlands and Inland Lakes and Streams
  • Dredging Projects
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  • Wetlands, Lakes and Streams Map Viewer
  • I want to buy a house on an inland lake, how can I find out the quality of the water? PDF icon
  • Inland Lakes Monitoring
  • Inland Lakes and Streams Marinas

Laws and Rules

  • Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, Rules PDF icon
  • Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended

Permits

  • MiWaters - an online permitting and compliance database
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