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Indiana’s drainage law is complex and includes many traps for the unwary. The following is an introduction to Indiana drainage law.

Indiana Drainage Law Explained! (with commentary by The Kankakee River Log on BigEastern.com) .pdf

Indiana Drainage Law (the Whole Enchilada)

Large Regulated Drain recently stripped of all vegitation

Large Regulated Drain recently stripped of all vegetation. Leaving trees on the bank would have helped prevent erosion, sedimentation and pollution downstream.

Tippicanoe River before becoming a regulated drain

Here is another ditch. Before ditch maintenance and ...

Tippicanoe River after becoming a regulated drain

after drain maintinance. This Ilistrates what can legally be done to a regulated drain - even without permission from the land owner.