Section 571.49.5. Motor vehicle prohibition in meandered streams.


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  • Motor vehicles shall not be operated in any part of the beds of meandered streams, including dry sandbars. Meandered streams are the following:

            1.            Des Moines River. From Mississippi River to west line of T95N, R32W, Palo Alto County, west branch, and north line of T95N, R29W, Kossuth County, east branch at a point near Algona.

            2.            Iowa River. From Mississippi River to west line T81N, R11W, Iowa County, due north of Ladora.

            3.            Cedar River. From Iowa River to west line T89N, R13W, Black Hawk County, at the east edge of Cedar Falls.

            4.            Raccoon River. From Des Moines River to west line of Polk County.

            5.            Wapsipinicon River. From Mississippi River to west line T86N, R6W, Linn County, northwest of Central City.

            6.            Maquoketa River. From Mississippi River to west line T84N, R3E, Jackson County, due north of Maquoketa.

            7.            Skunk River. From Mississippi River to north line of Jefferson County, at the southwest edge of Coppock.

            8.            Turkey River. From Mississippi River to west line T95N, R7W, Fayette County, northwest of Clermont.

            9.           Nishnabotna River. From Missouri River to north line T67N, R42W, Fremont County, northeast of Hamburg.

            10.           Upper Iowa River. From Mississippi River to west line Section 28, T100N, R4W, Allamakee County, about two and one-half miles upstream from its mouth.

            11.           Little Maquoketa River. From Mississippi River to west line Section 35, T90N, R2E, Dubuque County, about one mile upstream from its mouth.