Iowa Wading Laws

[madguy30]

Not all that important but looking at some possibilities this summer in eastern Iowa for tributaries to some of the mid-sized rivers.

Has anything changed for wading in Iowa streams?

Used to be for most waters, the landowner owned the land or bottom of the stream, but you could paddle most.

I saw some stuff on forums that certain waters are labeled 'meandering' and are wadeable for public use but I can't find the list, and for whatever reason can't find the info on the IA DNR site.

TIA.

 

[nhclone]

https://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/SovereignLands/meanderedmap.pdf

 

[NorthCyd]

Here is a lengthy opinion on the subject by the attorney generals office from 1996.

http://skunkriverpaddlers.org/files/attorneygeneralopinion.htm

 

[madguy30]

Here is a lengthy opinion on the subject by the attorney generals office from 1996.

http://skunkriverpaddlers.org/files/attorneygeneralopinion.htm

Yeah there's a bunch of stuff like that out there which is interesting.