Priority Navigable Waterways (PNW)

Priority Navigable Waterways include the following:

Navigable waterways, or portions thereof, that are identified as outstanding or exceptional resource waters under Section 281.15, Wis. Stats. (PDF, Exit DNR). more info.
Navigable waterways, or portions thereof, identified as a trout stream by the department under Chapter NR 1.02(7), Wis. Adm. Code (PDF, Exit DNR). more info.
Lakes less than 50 acres in size.
Areas of Special Natural Resource Interest (ASNRI). more info.
Public Rights Features (PRF). more info.
Tributaries to and rivers connecting to inland lakes containing naturally-reproducing lake sturgeon populations up to the first dam. more info.
Waters with self-sustaining walleye populations in ceded territories. more info.
Waters with self sustaining musky populations. more info.
Perennial tributaries to trout streams identified by the department under Chapter NR 1.02(7), Wis. Adm. Code (PDF, Exit DNR). more info.