[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR207.350]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 207--NAVIGATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 207.350  St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn.

    (a) Logging regulations for river above Lake St. Croix. (1) During 
the season of navigation from May 1 to September 30, the full natural 
run of water in the river shall be permitted to flow between 1 a.m. on 
Thursday and 4 p.m. on Sunday of each week, and during the time between 
1 p.m. on Wednesday and 4 p.m. on Sunday of each week no logs shall be 
sluiced into the river between St. Croix Falls, Wis., and Stillwater, 
Minn.
    (2) Except during the period above mentioned, the parties engaged in 
handling logs upon the river shall have the right to sluice, drive, and 
float loose logs and to regulate the flow of water in the river as may 
best suit their convenience, all reasonable caution being taken to avoid 
log jams.
    (3) This paragraph shall remain in force until modified or 
rescinded. (Act of May 9, 1900, 31 Stat. 172; 33 U.S.C. 410)
    (b) Power dam at Taylors Falls. (1) That between April 1 and October 
31, whenever the natural river flow exceeds 1,600 feet per second, the 
reduced flow shall be not less than 1,600 feet per second, and that 
whenever the natural flow be less than 1,600 feet per second, then the 
reduced flow shall not be less than such natural flow: Provided, That 
the District Engineer in charge of the locality may vary these 
requirements temporarily, as the interests of navigation, in his 
judgment, require, prompt report of his action in such instances to be 
made to the Chief of Engineers.
    (2) The Northern States Power Co. shall establish automatic water-
stage recorders of a type approved by the district engineer at the 
following localities:
    (i) On the Nevers Pond near the dam.
    (ii) On the St. Croix hydroplant pond near the dam.
    (iii) On the St. Croix hydroplant tailrace.
    (iv) On the St. Croix River near Osceola.
    (v) On the St. Croix River near Marine.
    (3) The gages are to be installed and maintained by the Northern 
States Power Co. in a manner satisfactory to the District Engineer, but 
their operation and inspection is to be under the sole direction of the 
District Engineer, who will retain the original records, furnishing the 
Northern States Power Co. with duplicates of the gage records.

[Regs., Apr. 20, 1907, Apr. 10, 1931, as amended at 25 FR 8908, Sept. 
16, 1960]