Navigable Waters Program
QUESTIONS? See below for Navigable Waters Program Staff Contact Information.
UPDATES
• IDAPA 20.03.04 Lake Protection Rulemaking - updated July 26, 2010
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.
Stream Channel Alteration Permits
• Idaho Department of Water Resources web site
Dock permits on free-flowing rivers are handled by the Idaho Department of Water Resources through their Stream Channel Alteration Permits. Visit the Idaho Department of Water Resources web site for additional information.
Priest Lake Management Plan
• Priest Lake Management Plan (PDF)
The use of arsenic-treated, creosote-treated or Penta-treated lumber in or over the surface waters of the Priest Lake Watershed is prohibited (Priest Lake Management Plan authorized by Title 39, Chapter 64, Idaho Code).
Negotiated Rulemaking
• Current Negotiated Rulemaking Information
Negotiated Rulemaking is currently under way for the Lake Protection Rules.
Reference:
• Idaho Code Title 58 - Public Lands, Chapter 13 [Navigational Encroachments]
• IDL Navigable Waters Program Procedures Program Manual and Attachments
• Idaho Administrative Rules: IDAPA 20.03.04 - Rules for the Regulation of Beds, Waters and Airspace Over Navigable Lakes in the State of Idaho
• IDAPA 20.03.17 - Rules Governing Leases on State-Owned Submerged Lands and Formerly Submerged Lands
• IDAPA 20.03.09 - Rules for Easements on State-Owned Submerged Lands and Formerly Submerged Lands
Navigable Lakes and Rivers
• List of Idaho Navigable Lakes and Rivers
The above list of navigable lakes and rivers in Idaho is not exclusive. At some later date, 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. That authority rests with the State Board of Land Commissioners. Department employees may, however, determine the location of the ordinary high water mark along existing navigable waters.
Disclaimers of Interest
• If you have questions or would like information about IDL's process for Disclaimers of Interest, contact your closest IDL statewide area office. For a list of our area offices, go to http://www.idl.idaho.gov/areas.htm.
Navigable Waters Program Contacts
NOTE: Documents on this page are available in either WORD or PDF format.
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