Navigable Waters Program
Public Trust Lands are the submerged lands lying below the natural ordinary high water line of navigable streams and rivers within the State. Title to these lands is held in trust and is managed for the public good rather than for a specific beneficiary.
Program Procedures Manual and Attachments
Detailed information on the Procedures Manual for the Navigable Waters Program, including attachments and forms, is available HERE.
Navigable Lakes and Rivers
• List of Idaho Navigable Lakes and Rivers
The list of navigable lakes and rivers in Idaho is not exclusive. At a later time, the State of Idaho may determine through court action or some other means that additional lakes and rivers will be declared navigable for title purposes.
Department employees are not authorized to make a determination of navigability. The authority rests with the State Board of Land Commissioners. However, Department employees may determine the location of the ordinary high water mark along existing navigable waters.
Navigable Waters Program Contacts
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| NAME |
SUPERVISORY AREA |
CONTACT INFORMATION |
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| Carl Ritchie |
Priest Lake Area
4053 Cavanaugh Bay Rd.
Coolin, ID 83821 |
critchie@idl.idaho.gov
tele: (208) 443-2516
fax: (208) 443-2162 |
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| Jamie Brunner |
Pend Oreille Area
2550 Hwy. 2 West
Sandpoint, ID 83864 |
jbrunner@idl.idaho.gov
tele: (208) 263-5104
fax: (208) 263-0724 |
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| Jim Bennett |
St. Joe Area
1806 Main Ave.
St. Maries, ID 83861 |
jbennett@idl.idaho.gov
tele: (208) 245-4551
fax: (208) 245-4867 |
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| Jim Brady |
Mica Area
3258 W. Industrial Loop
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815 |
jbrady@idl.idaho.gov
tele: (208) 769-1577
fax: (208) 769-1597 |
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| Scott Corkill |
Payette Lakes Area
555 Deinhard Ln.
McCall, ID 83838 |
scorkill@idl.idaho.gov
tele: (208) 634-7125
fax: (208) 634-5117 |
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| Sid Anderson |
Director's Office
300 N. 6th St., Ste. 103
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0050 |
asanderson@idl.idaho.gov
tele: (208) 334-0200
fax: (208) 334-3698 |
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| Dean Johnson |
Southwest Area
8355 W. State St.
Boise, ID 83714
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djohnson@idl.idaho.gov
tele: (208) 334-3488
fax: (208) 853-6372 |
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| Meribeth Lomkin |
Jerome Field Office
324 South 417 East, Ste. 2
Jerome, ID 83338 |
mlomkin@idl.idaho.gov
tele: (208) 324-2561
fax: (208) 324-2917 |
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| Heath Hancock |
Eastern Idaho Area
3563 Ririe Hwy.
Idaho Falls, ID 83401 |
hhancock@idl.idaho.gov
tele: (208) 525-7167
fax: (208) 525-7178 |
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