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FULL COPY OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER GUIDE (9 MB)
You Are The Key to Water Safety...............................................4
Float Plan.................................................................................4
Boating Accidents.....................................................................5BOATING ON THE BIG RIVER
Locks and Dams.......................................................................6
Hazards....................................................................................9
Buoys and Markers..................................................................11
VHF-FM Marine Radio............................................................12
Drawbridge Operation Regulations..........................................12REGULATIONS AND EQUIPMENT
Registration (Licensing)............................................................13
Safety Equipment.....................................................................13
Rules of The Road....................................................................14
Watercraft Operator’s Permit....................................................16
Personal Watercraft..................................................................16
Enforcement............................................................................18
Alcohol & DWI.......................................................................18
Wake Damage and Erosion......................................................19
Pollution..................................................................................21
Final Note...............................................................................21AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary......................................................22
U.S. Power Squadrons.............................................................22
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...........................22
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources...........................24
National Park Service...............................................................24
Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee..................25
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service..................................................25
National Fish & Wildlife Service Signs.....................................26HELP ON THE RIVER
Emergency and Non-Emergency..............................................26RIVER MAPS (use the underlined links within the PDF to open individual maps)
St. Croix River.....................................................................28-31
Mississippi River...............................................................28-105AGENCIES INVOLVED WITH BOATING ON THE RIVERTHE SILENT KILLER - CARBON MONOXIDESAMPLE FLOAT PLANMAP LEGENDBUOYS AND MARKERS (examples)MAP INDEX (1.3 MB)
This information is available in an alternative format upon request. E-mail the DNR Information Center at [email protected] or call at (651) 296-6157 or (888) MINNDNR.
FULL COPY OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER GUIDE (9 MB)
Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS GUIDEBOATING SAFETYYou Are The Key to Water Safety...............................................4
Float Plan.................................................................................4
Boating Accidents.....................................................................5BOATING ON THE BIG RIVER
Locks and Dams.......................................................................6
Hazards....................................................................................9
Buoys and Markers..................................................................11
VHF-FM Marine Radio............................................................12
Drawbridge Operation Regulations..........................................12REGULATIONS AND EQUIPMENT
Registration (Licensing)............................................................13
Safety Equipment.....................................................................13
Rules of The Road....................................................................14
Watercraft Operator’s Permit....................................................16
Personal Watercraft..................................................................16
Enforcement............................................................................18
Alcohol & DWI.......................................................................18
Wake Damage and Erosion......................................................19
Pollution..................................................................................21
Final Note...............................................................................21AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary......................................................22
U.S. Power Squadrons.............................................................22
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources...........................22
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources...........................24
National Park Service...............................................................24
Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee..................25
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service..................................................25
National Fish & Wildlife Service Signs.....................................26HELP ON THE RIVER
Emergency and Non-Emergency..............................................26RIVER MAPS (use the underlined links within the PDF to open individual maps)
St. Croix River.....................................................................28-31
Mississippi River...............................................................28-105AGENCIES INVOLVED WITH BOATING ON THE RIVERTHE SILENT KILLER - CARBON MONOXIDESAMPLE FLOAT PLANMAP LEGENDBUOYS AND MARKERS (examples)MAP INDEX (1.3 MB)
This information is available in an alternative format upon request. E-mail the DNR Information Center at [email protected] or call at (651) 296-6157 or (888) MINNDNR.