Definitions
N.D. Cent. Code § 61-29-03
in effect61-29-03. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates:
1. "Free-flowing" shall mean existing or flowing in a natural condition without
impoundment, diversion, straightening, or other modification of the waterway.
2. "Little Missouri River" means the river commencing at the North Dakota-South Dakota
state border and terminating at its juncture with Lake Sakakawea, with such juncture
defined as the bridge crossing of state highway twenty-two in section thirty-four, range
ninety-five west, township one hundred forty-eight north, with boundaries established
as the natural channels of the river to the low water mark.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t61c29.pdf#nameddest=61-29-03Fetched: 10/16/2026