Minnesota public drainage systems (MN)
Explains Minnesota public drainage law: landowners share open ditches and tile lines, and a public drainage authority runs each one. The authority is a county board of commissioners, a joint county board, or a watershed district board of managers. Contact the county or watershed district that runs the ditch.
Minnesota public drainage systems
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About this resource
- Provided by
- Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (official)
- Covers
- Minnesota statewide
- Link status
- Opened normally at the last check
- Link checked
- Oct 12, 2026
- Web address
- https://bwsr.state.mn.us/drainage-minnesota
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