{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30501","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.30501","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Sec. 30501.\n\nAs used in this part:\n\n\"Free flowing\" means existing or flowing in natural condition without impoundment, diversion, straightening, riprapping, or other modification.\n\n\"Natural river\" means a river that has been designated by the department for inclusion in the wild, scenic, and recreational rivers system.\n\n\"River\" means a flowing body of water or a portion or tributary of a flowing body of water, including streams, creeks, or impoundments and small lakes thereon.\n\n\"System\" means all of those rivers or portions of rivers designated under this part.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-30501","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"6d49d32f871e40e54eb7162338824c7dd42a53a14d2a3bf408cf24d0a6ae147f","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30328","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.30502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}