Many Division of Ecological and Water Resources water publications, information sheets, special reports, and maps are available here as electronic documents. All publications on this page are now out of print and only available as digital downloads.
DNR Ecological and Water Resources staff make numerous public appearances and often utilize PowerPoint presentations to convey information. On occasion, members of the audience request copies of these presentations. Those presentations will be posted here.
Information sheets and brochures
Beach Sand Blanket, 2012
Boat Storage Structures, 2008
Best Management Practices for Water Resources in Agricultural, Urban and Forested Areas, April 1994
Bridges - Temporary Bridges and Low-Water Ford Crossings, 2008
Conserving Your Blufflands, August 2006
County Geologic Atlas and Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment Program, November 2000
For Development Projects In and Near Water or Wetlands, November 1994
Docks and Access in Public Waters, December 2012
What You Should Know About Buying, Owning or Building a House in a Floodplain, November 1994
Floodplain Management Information Sheets
Flood Damage Reduction: Grant Assistance Program, March 2011
Ice Ridges, 2003
Lake Outlet Dams, July 2004
Lakescaping, 2003
Lower St. Croix River: A National Wild and Scenic Treasure, 2009
Measuring Lake Levels, 2007
Riprap, 2003
A Local Official's Guide for Handling Shoreland Alterations, December 1993
The Shape of Healthy Streams - Characteristics of Natural Watercourses, April 2006
with no background (better suited for black and white printing)
Understanding Our Streams and Rivers
Serials
Water Year Data Summary
Water Year Data Summaries are retired ... online resources available
2007 and 2008, June 2009
2005 and 2006, May 2007
2003 and 2004, May 2005
2001 and 2002, May 2003
1999 and 2000, May 2001
1997 and 1998, Dec. 1999
1995 and 1996, May 1997
1993 and 1994, May 1995
1991 and 1992, May 1993
1989 and 1990, May 1991
Booklets and documents
Bulletin No. 4 - Some Legal Aspects of Public and Private Waters in Minnesota, 1951
The Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Minneapolis - St. Paul Area, April 1965
Drought Planning: Minnesota Statewide Drought Plan, April 2009
Flood Insurance in Minnesota, January 1998
Flood Plain Management: A Handbook for Local Officials, October 1984
Gazetteer of Meandered Lakes, July 1928
Guidelines for Ordinary High Water Level (OHWL) Determinations
Land Use and Your Well: From the Field to the Faucet in Minnesota's Central Sandplain Region, June 1986
Managing Minnesota's Floodplain for the Future of Our Communities, August 1997
Minnesota Groundwater Bibliography, June 1989; revised June 1990
Minnesota's Water Supply, September 2000
Minnesota Wetlands Conservation Plan, January 1997
Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program Final Environmental Impact Statement, May 1999 (online version)
The Natural Quality of Ground Water in Minnesota, April 1974
Streambank Erosion: Gaining A Greater Understanding, August 1991
Surface Water Appropriation Permit Issuance and Suspension Procedures, July 2005
Understanding Ground Water Level Trends, Second Edition, June 1989 (2.7 Mb)
Water Availability Assessment 1996, September 1996
Water Availability Assessment 1998, October 1998
Water-Related Land Use Programs
Water Use in Minnesota Agriculture, July 1987
Wetlands Regulation in Minnesota, March 2019 (Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources)
Posters
Minnesota Wetlands and Surface Water Resources, 27"x39", 1997
Wetland Types and Definitions, 22"x17", revised 1996
Special reports
Buried Sand and Gravel Aquifers of the Breckenridge/Wahpeton Area, Minnesota and North Dakota, August 2012
South-Central Minnesota Groundwater Monitoring of the Mt. Simon Aquifer, reposted December 2012
South-Central Minnesota Groundwater Monitoring of the Mt. Simon Aquifer - Phase 2, August 2012
Minnesota Groundwater Level Monitoring Network - Guidance Document for Network Development, May 2011
Minnesota's Pilot Study Report for the National Groundwater Monitoring Network, March 2011
Coon Rapids Dam Fish Barrier and Improvements Preliminary Design, February 2011
Allocation of 2010 DNR Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant Funds - FY '11, Quarter 1 & Quarter 2 (July 1 - December 31, 2010), January 2011
Evaluation of Models and Tools for Assessing Groundwater Availability and Sustainability, November 2010
Flood Flow Contribution of the Upper Otter Tail River Watershed, September 2010
Water Availability Assessment Report, August 2010
Long-Term Protection of the State's Surface Water and Groundwater Resources - Report to the Legislature, January 2010
Groundwater: Plan to Develop a Groundwater Level Monitoring Network for the 11-County Metropolitan Area, October 2009
Final Status Report of Well Sealing on State Land, October 2007
Browns Valley (Traverse County): Background on the Flooding - March 13-14, 2007
Sturgeon/Side Lakes (St. Louis County) Outlet Analysis, April 2007
Hydraulic Impacts of Quarries and Gravel Pits, September 2005
Cokato Lake (Wright County) Hydrologic Investigation, April 2005
Hydrogeology of the Rock River Watershed, Minnesota and Associated Off-Channel Habitats of the Topeka Shiner, April 2004
Lake Sarah (Hennepin County) Outlet Analysis, December 2003
Shallow Buried Aquifers of Murray County, January 2002
Minnesota's Water Supply - Natural Conditions and Human Impacts, September 2000
Feasibility Study of Raising Water Levels on Coon Lake, Anoka MN, February 2000
Lake-Ground Water Interaction Study at White Bear Lake, Minnesota, June 1998
Climatic Conditions and the Resulting 1997 Record Spring Floods (on the Upper Minnesota River and the Red River of the North in Minnesota), June 1997 - online version
Ground Water Hydrology of Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, 1983
Ground Water in Alluvial Channel Deposits - Nobles County, Minnesota (Bulletin No. 14), September 1960