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Boating studies

Note: Many of these reports are posted here in PDF This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. format. They are available in an alternate format upon request to the DNR Information Center.


  • Lake Superior Boating Studies (2011)
    • 2011 market study This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
    • Survey of seasonal-slip renters at marinas This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
  • Boating in Twin Cities Metro Area Report This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2009)
  • Boating in North-Central MN Report This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2008)
  • Twin Cities Life-Jacket Wear-Rate Observational Study This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2007)
  • Boating in Northern Minnesota This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2006)
  • Boating in West Central Minnesota: Status in 2005 and Trends Since 1986 This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
  • Minnesota Canoe and Kayak Study This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
  • Shoreline and Water Quality Impacts from Recreational Boating on the Mississippi River
    • Report This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
    • PowerPoint presentation PPT
  • Recreational Boating Study of the Mississippi River, Pools 4 to 9 This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2003)
  • Boating in Central Minnesota: Status in 2001 and Trends since 1987
  • Boating on the Minnesota Portion of Lake Superior This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it. (2002)
  • Market Study for Boating on the Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
  • Boating in North Central Minnesota: Status in 1998 and Trends Since 1985 This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
  • Boating Trends on Lake Minnetonka, 1984 to 2004 This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.
  • Boating in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Current Status (1996) and Trends Since 1984 This is a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.



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