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riparian rights

Have you noticed all the water around here?

• 38,575 square miles of Great Lakes water

• 11,037 inland lakes.

• 3,200 miles of shoreline, the longest of any state but Alaska

• 36,000 miles of rivers and streams

• You are never more than six miles from a lake or stream in Michigan

• Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world, 31,820 square miles.

• More than 150 waterfalls

• The Great Lakes account for one-fifth of the world's surface freshwater supply.

As a real estate appraiser in Michigan you will in all likelihood, at some point, appraise a waterfront property.  Do you know what rights are involved with that lake or stream.  The following links may be helpful in determining those rights.

The Michigan
Riparian, Inc.

The Michigan RIPARIAN is a magazine devoted exclusively to protection, preservation and improvement of Michigan waters and to the rights of riparian owners.  Lots of good links to archived articles

Riparian Rights
in Michigan

The Michigan Waterfront Alliance (MWA) is a nonprofit corporation formed to protect, preserve and promote the wise use of inland waters of the State of Michigan. They have a good review of Michigan's Riparian Rights

wetlands

When is it a Wetland

Speaking of Water, When is it a puddle or a wetland and what you should know as an appraiser.

Wetland Laws and Property Rights

The inability of a wetland to be developed may affect a property's value

Wetland Area Maps

Michigan Wetland Maps, Shows identified as well as possible wetland areas