31-1016. Watercourse, defined.
Watercourse shall mean any depression two feet or more below the surrounding land which serves to give direction to a current of water at least nine months of the year and which has a bed and well-defined banks.
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Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
31-101 - Ditches; drains; watercourses; county board; powers.
31-101.01 - Drainage ditches and improvements; construction under prior law; treatment.
31-102 - Ditch, defined; petition, how construed; requirements.
31-103 - Drainage improvements; costs and expenses; apportioned to county or railroad; when.
31-104 - Drainage improvements; petition for construction.
31-105 - Drainage improvements; survey; approval of county board.
31-106 - Drainage improvements; change of proposed route; power of county board.
31-107 - Drainage improvements; survey; plat; estimate of work required.
31-108 - Drainage improvements; plat; profile; requisites; surveyor's report.
31-110 - Drainage improvements; hearing; notice.
31-111 - Drainage improvements; hearing; procedure; order.
31-115 - Drainage improvements; appeal from order of county board; grounds; procedure.
31-116 - Drainage improvements; appeal; effect upon progress of work; bond.
31-117 - Drainage improvements; appeal; transcript; certification to county board.
31-118 - Drainage improvements; advertisement for bids; awarding contract; conditions.
31-119 - Drainage improvements; supervision of work; payment; progress certificates; exceptions.
31-120 - Drainage improvements; uncompleted contract; reletting; conditions.
31-121 - Drainage improvements; assessments.
31-122 - Drainage improvements; deficiencies; supplemental assessments.
31-123 - Drainage improvements; assessments; collection; liens; interest.
31-124 - Drainage improvements; proceedings; irregularities; effect.
31-125 - Drainage improvements; bonds; when issued; rate of interest; installments.
31-126 - Drainage improvements; bonds; issuance; notice.
31-127 - Drainage improvements; bonds; sale; lien; registration.
31-128 - Drainage improvements; payment of assessments in cash; effect.
31-129 - Drainage improvements; bonds; limitation on amount.
31-130 - Neglect of duty; penalty.
31-131 - Drainage improvements; ditches in two counties; procedure.
31-133 - County ditch fund; borrowing from county general fund permitted; conditions.
31-134 - Obstructing drainage ditch; penalty.
31-135 - Drainage ditches; petition to clean and place in efficient condition.
31-136 - Drainage ditches; petition; survey; cost estimate.
31-137 - Drainage ditches; petition; hearing; notice.
31-138 - Drainage ditches; petition; procedure; cost of improvement; how paid.
31-139 - Drainage ditch; transfer to drainage district; petition.
31-140 - Drainage ditch; transfer; hearing; notice.
31-141 - Drainage ditch; transfer; hearing; findings.
31-142 - Drainage ditch; transfer; powers of drainage district.
31-201 - Drainage by landowner; to what extent allowed.
31-202 - Watercourse, defined.
31-202.01 - Watercourses; obstructions; power of county board.
31-202.02 - Watercourses; obstructions; petition by landowners.
31-202.03 - Watercourses; obstructions; cost; special assessment.
31-203 - Drainage supervisors, county board act as; powers.
31-204 - Drains or ditches; petition for construction or maintenance; bond for costs and expenses.
31-205 - Drains or ditches; petition; contents.
31-206 - Drains or ditches; survey; estimates.
31-207 - Drains or ditches; notice of hearing on petition; contents; service.
31-208 - Drains or ditches; appraisers; appointment.
31-209 - Drains or ditches; appraisers; oath; procuring right-of-way.
31-210 - Drains or ditches; failure of mutual agreement; right of eminent domain; procedure.
31-211 - Drains or ditches; appraisal; costs; damages; assessments.
31-212 - Drains or ditches; highway benefits; assessment to county or township.
31-213 - Drains or ditches; appraisers; report; assessment roll; when filed; confirmation.
31-214 - Drains or ditches; report; assessment roll; notice of objections.
31-215 - Drains or ditches; report; assessment roll; hearing on objections; procedure.
31-216 - Drains or ditches; appeal from assessment; how taken; bond.
31-217 - Drains or ditches; assessment; entry on tax books; how collected.
31-218 - Drains or ditches; assessment; payment before entry on tax books allowed.
31-219 - Drains or ditches; appraisers; compensation; expenses.
31-220 - Drains or ditches; appraisers, employees, and contractors; entry on land authorized.
31-222 - Drains or ditches; assessment; credit allowed for work done by persons assessed.
31-223 - Drains or ditches; additional assessments; levy; collection.
31-225 - Watercourses, drains, or ditches; annual clearing and deepening by landowner or tenant.
31-226 - Watercourses, drains, or ditches; failure to clear after notice; penalty.
31-227 - Cities of the metropolitan class; county boards; concurrent jurisdiction over watercourses.
31-228 - Concurrent jurisdiction; watercourse, defined.
31-229 - Cities of the metropolitan class; obstructions; petition for removal.
31-230 - Cities of the metropolitan class; drainage; cleaning out watercourse; special assessments.
31-301.01 - Drainage districts; formation prohibited after June 30, 1972; exceptions.
31-302 - Formation; articles; where filed.
31-303 - Formation; notice to landowners affected; summons; service by publication.
31-304 - Formation; objections; hearing; judgment.
31-305 - Formation; articles; filing and recording.
31-307 - Supervisors; annual elections; notice.
31-308 - Supervisors; oath; bond; auditing of accounts.
31-309 - Officers and assistants; reports; compensation.
31-310 - Topographical surveys; maps; profiles; plans.
31-312 - Inspections and examinations.
31-313 - Assessment of benefits.
31-314 - Estimate of benefits to property; how determined.
31-316 - Estimate of benefits to highways and railroad property; how determined.
31-317 - Classification of lands on basis of percentage of benefit.
31-318 - Maps, plans, and profiles; requisites; report; filing.
31-319 - Drain commissioner; appointment; duties; tenure of office; oath; bond.
31-320 - Land outside of district; inclusion; conditions; procedure.
31-321 - Board of supervisors; right-of-way; right of eminent domain; procedure.
31-322 - Right-of-way; obstruction in watercourses; condemnation; procedure.
31-323 - Engineer's report; objections to classification and assessments; hearing; time.
31-324 - Engineer's report; notice of hearing; form; publication.
31-325 - Engineer's report; notice of hearing; record; contents; filing.
31-326 - Engineer's report; objections; procedure; pleadings; hearing; adjournment.
31-327 - Engineer's report; objections; hearing; procedure; findings; powers of the board.
31-328 - Engineer's report; objections; hearing; costs; how taxed.
31-329 - Engineer's report; objections; decision; appeal; bond; procedure.
31-331 - Assessments; certificate of levy to county clerk; form.
31-332 - Additional assessments; notice of hearing; publication; erroneous assessments; correction.
31-333 - Drainage tax; levy; certificate; form; extension on tax books; collection.
31-334 - Drainage tax; levy insufficient; supplemental assessment; how levied and collected.
31-335 - Streets, highways, and railroad property; assessment; tax; collection.
31-336 - Bonds; authority to issue; terms.
31-337 - Bonds; maturity; recitals.
31-338 - Bonds; issuance; resolution required; payment; record; contents.
31-339 - Bonds; sale; from what funds payable.
31-340 - Bonds and interest; annual tax levy to pay at maturity.
31-342 - Bonds; issuance; delivery of certified transcript.
31-343 - Bonds; payment of levy by landowner; effect; record.
31-344 - Bonds; issuance; resolution; contents; declarations.
31-345 - Bonds; issuance; resolution; contents; pledge of funds.
31-346 - Board of supervisors; power to borrow money; purpose; limitation.
31-347 - Bonds; sale; how made.
31-349 - Bonds; sale; proceeds; use.
31-350 - Bonds; sale; proceeds; deposits and withdrawals.
31-352 - Watercourses; cleaning and changing.
31-353 - Crossing of highways or railroads; mutual agreement; condemnation.
31-354 - Public lands; grant of right-of-way.
31-355 - Bids for construction; award of contract; conditions; supervision of work.
31-356 - Sections, how construed; limitation on granted powers.
31-357 - Joint outlet of two districts; cost of improvements; how allocated.
31-358 - Ditches, drains, or watercourses; use by landowners.
31-359 - Subdistricts; creation by mutual agreement, district court action; procedure.
31-360 - Treasurer; duties; collection of assessments; disbursement.
31-361 - Drainage district warrants; form.
31-362 - Warrants; laws governing county warrants applicable.
31-363 - Officers and employees; salaries.
31-364 - Installations; repairs; assessment; tax levy; procedure.
31-365 - Care of ditches; overseers; appointment; duties.
31-366 - Injuring or obstructing ditch, drain, or watercourse; penalty.
31-368 - Assessments; irregularities; effect; injunction, when allowed.
31-369 - Drainage district; name; corporate powers; liabilities.
31-370 - Drainage improvements; election required, when; notice; publication; change in plans.
31-371 - Refunding bonds; issuance; power of board; limitation; interest; term.
31-373 - Refunding bonds; objections; hearing; determination; appeal; procedure.
31-374 - Refunding bonds; recitals; delivery; effect of issuance; payment.
31-375 - Drainage district; dissolution; procedure; election; notice; effect; funds; distribution.
31-401 - Drainage district organized by vote of landowners; when formed.
31-401.01 - Drainage district formation; prohibited after June 30, 1972.
31-402 - Formation; petition; contents.
31-403 - Formation; bond for expenses.
31-404 - Formation; boundaries of district; hearings; directors; number; bond.
31-405 - Formation; notice of election; publication; contents; posting.
31-406 - Formation; election; form of ballot.
31-407 - Formation; election; eligibility to vote; manner of voting; canvassing board.
31-408 - Formation; election; affirmative vote; effect; preservation of records; transcript; filing.
31-409 - Directors; qualification; officers; annual election; vacancies; term.
31-409.01 - Election by mail; procedure.
31-409.02 - Annual election; notice; contents.
31-409.03 - Voting precincts; authorized; directors; how elected.
31-410 - Directors; bond; conditions; recording.
31-410.01 - Board of directors; plans; notice; hearing.
31-411 - Directors; duties; plans; apportionment of benefits; area method of allocation, authorized.
31-411.01 - Apportionment of benefits; report; filing; notice; publication.
31-412 - Apportionment; complaint; bond; conditions; transcript; filing; hearing.
31-414.01 - Tax funds; held by county treasurer; use; financial operation; publish annually.
31-416 - Claims; payment; warrants; registration; interest; use in payment of taxes.
31-417 - Bonds; interest; issuance; requirements.
31-418 - Bonds; notice of issuance; publication; contents.
31-420 - Deficit; assessment; apportionment.
31-421 - Bond issue; duties of treasurer; filing and recording.
31-422 - Borrowing money; interest; purposes; term of loan; provisions for payment; record.
31-423 - Preliminary expenses; payment.
31-424 - Bond principal and interest; apportionment of assessments; lien; interest; collection.
31-424.01 - Budget; levy; collection; lien.
31-425 - Rules and regulations; powers of board; amendments; record.
31-427 - Directors; compensation.
31-429 - Draining lands into district ditches; requirements.
31-430 - Power to cross highways and railroads.
31-431 - Records; filing; fees of county clerk.
31-432 - Director conveying or losing interest in land; vacancy created.
31-433 - Appeal; time; effect.
31-434 - Elections; voting by proxies; when permitted.
31-435 - Accounts; treasurer's annual report; neglect by officers; penalty.
31-437 - Sections construed; limitation on powers.
31-438 - Enlarging district; procedure.
31-439 - Detaching territory; procedure.
31-440 - Overlapping districts; assessments, how determined.
31-441 - Changing voting place from county seat; procedure.
31-442 - Fixing boundaries; procedure; petition; hearing.
31-444 - Ditches; outlets beyond district boundaries; acquisition; procedure.
31-445 - Obstructing ditch, drain, or watercourse; penalty.
31-447 - Special assessment liens; vendor and purchaser; apportionment; filing with county clerk.
31-448 - Assessment of benefits to highways and public property; payment.
31-449 - Invalid assessment; reapportionment; relevy; how made.
31-501 - Sanitary drainage district in municipality; organization; petition for election.
31-502 - Organization; petition; contents; territory included.
31-503 - Organization; hearing on petition; notice; publication; boundaries of district.
31-505 - Sanitary district trustees; election; organization; officers; corporate powers.
31-506 - Trustees; general powers; clerk; engineer; publication of proceedings.
31-507 - Trustees; drainage powers.
31-507.01 - Connection with sanitary sewer; permit required; violation; penalty.
31-510 - Borrowing money; bonds; interest; limit of indebtedness.
31-511 - Bonded indebtedness; election required; manner of submission.
31-512 - Contracts for work; how let; notice; rejection of bids.
31-513 - Annual tax levy; limit; certification to county clerk; collection; disbursement of funds.
31-517 - Improvements; costs borne by district.
31-518 - Delinquent assessments; interest; limit.
31-519 - Special assessments; payment; collection.
31-520 - Property; right-of-way; how procured.
31-521 - Power of eminent domain; procedure.
31-523 - Right-of-way; cost; assessment; annulment; reassessment.
31-524 - Municipalities adjacent to district; power of trustees; survey; report to county board.
31-525 - Municipalities adjacent to district; inclusion; election; effect of affirmative vote.
31-526 - Municipalities adjacent to district; inclusion; election; how conducted.
31-527 - Powers of sanitary district trustees over enlarged district; flood control.
31-529 - Enlarged district; power to contract with cities for use of city sewers.
31-530 - Enlarged district; power to alter city sewers connecting with drainage district sewers.
31-531 - Enlarged district; eminent domain; borrowing money; bonds; interest; issuance; election.
31-532 - Enlarged district; procedure for apportioning benefits.
31-533 - Enlarged district; trustees; salary.
31-534 - Trustees; bond; amount; conditions; payment of premium.
31-536 - Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; election.
31-537 - Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; election; notice; form of ballot.
31-539 - Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; effect on contract rights.
31-540 - Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; effect on power to levy taxes.
31-541 - Sanitary district; activities; discontinuance; powers of county board; succession.
31-550 - Sanitary district; enlarged district; resolution; file with county clerk.
31-552 - Sanitary districts; transfer of assets; hearing; notice.
31-601 - Drainage districts; when public lands included; assessment.
31-602 - Assessments paid by state; subrogation; collection.
31-727.01 - District; filing requirements.
31-728 - District; summons; notice to landowners, counties, and cities affected; contents.
31-729 - District; formation; objections.
31-730 - Petition; objection; hearing; order creating.
31-731 - District; formation; articles; filing and recording.
31-732 - District; body corporate; powers.
31-734 - District; chairperson, clerk, administrator; bond; premium.
31-735.01 - Election of trustees; ballots; election board; duties.
31-735.02 - Election of trustees; certification of results.
31-735.03 - Election contests; Election Act applicable.
31-735.04 - District; location; basis for determination.
31-735.05 - Election; when held; costs; election commissioner or county clerk; duties.
31-735.06 - Appointment of administrator; election of trustees; special election; when held.
31-736 - District; acquisition of property; conditions.
31-737 - District; eminent domain; procedure.
31-738 - District; state or public lands; right of eminent domain.
31-741 - Contracts; bidding requirements.
31-742 - Rules and regulations; service charges; recovery.
31-743 - District; septic tanks; discontinue use; when.
31-745 - Resolution; notice; hearing.
31-746 - Resolution; objections; effect.
31-747 - District; resolution; improvements authorized.
31-748 - Improvements; contract; notice; bids.
31-748.01 - Completion of contract; notice to district; objections; final payment; interest.
31-750 - Assessments; hearings; adjustment.
31-751 - Special assessments; equalization; levy; certified; manner; collection.
31-752 - Improvements; assessment of benefits; exempt property; cost; interest; rate.
31-753 - Special assessments; installment payment; interest; delinquent; collection.
31-754 - Special assessments; sinking fund; transfer of funds.
31-756 - Bonds; petition; contents.
31-757 - Bonds; petition; notice; hearing.
31-758 - Bonds; petition; answer; rules of procedure.
31-759 - Bonds; proceedings; jurisdiction of court; statement.
31-761 - District; change in boundary; petition; notice; hearing; order; effect.
31-762 - Sections; supplementary to existing law.
31-763 - Annexation of territory by a city or village; effect on certain contracts.
31-764 - Annexation; trustees; administrator; accounting; effect; special assessments prohibited.
31-770 - Real estate in two districts; detachment from one district; approval.
31-771 - Appointment of an administrator; petition; conditions.
31-772 - Appointment of an administrator; petition; hearing; notice.
31-773 - Appointment of an administrator; petition; contents.
31-774 - Appointment of an administrator; petition; interested person; rights; procedure applicable.
31-775 - Court; order; findings; relief granted; costs.
31-776 - Auditor of Public Accounts; appoint administrator; file certificate.
31-777 - Board of trustees; power suspended; administrator; assume powers.
31-779 - Administrator; levy; administration tax; use; administrator; fee; expenses.
31-780 - Administrator; period of authority; termination.
31-781 - Petition requesting annexation; meeting; vote.
31-782 - Petition; filed with clerk; response.
31-783 - Petition; review; vote; when.
31-784 - Petition denial; report.
31-785 - Compliance; not required.
31-787 - Trustee; removal by recall; petition; procedure.
31-788 - Secretary of State; petition papers; requirements.
31-789 - Signature verification; effect.
31-790 - Notification to trustee; resignation; recall election; how conducted.
31-791 - Official ballot; form.
31-792 - Election results; effect; vacancy; special election.
31-793 - Recall petition filing form; filing limitation.
31-901 - Declaration of policy.
31-903 - Drainage assistance; petition by landowners; contents; county board; investigation.
31-904 - Drainage assistance; petition; denial; approval; county board; assist in drainage.
31-905 - Drainage fund; tax; levy; purpose.
31-906 - Drainage fund; levy; special fund.
31-907 - Drainage improvement; petition; county board; order.
31-908 - Drainage improvement; proposed plan; contents.
31-909 - Proposed drainage improvement plan; file with county clerk; hearing; notice; contents.
31-910 - Proposed drainage improvement plan; hearing; objections.
31-911 - Proposed drainage improvement plan; order; appeal; procedure.
31-912 - Proposed drainage improvement plan; county board; proceed with plan.
31-913 - Drainage improvements; work completed; payment.
31-914 - Drainage improvements; cost; payment; warrant.
31-915 - Drainage improvements; borrowing from county general fund permitted.
31-916 - Drainage improvements; assessments; interest; due date; lien; public lands; collection.
31-917 - Drainage improvements; assessments; installments; limitation.
31-918 - Drainage improvements; damages; county board; claim; limitation; hearing.
31-919 - Drainage improvements; assessment of benefits; award of damages, when final; appeal.
31-920 - Drainage improvements; damages; additional assessments of benefits; payment.
31-921 - Drainage improvements; additional assessments.
31-922 - County board; drainage assistance and regulation; general powers.
31-922.01 - County board; rights-of-way; manner of acquisition.
31-923 - Cleaning project; county road; benefits; payment; county road fund.
31-926 - County board; engineers; attorneys; employees; payment from drainage fund.
31-927 - County board; limitation on powers; contract with other districts.
31-928 - Cities of first or second class or villages; included in improvement district.
31-929 - Drainage improvements; damages; immunity.
31-930 - County board; enjoin or restrain; when.
31-931 - Sections; supplemental effect.
31-932 - Drainage district; dissolution; right-of-way interest becomes property of county.
31-1001 - Legislative findings; purpose of sections.
31-1002 - Definitions, where found.
31-1003 - Department, defined.
31-1005 - Base flood, defined.
31-1009 - Flood fringe, defined.
31-1010 - Flood plain, defined.
31-1011 - Flood plain management, defined.
31-1012 - Flood plain management regulations, defined.
31-1013 - Local government, defined.
31-1014 - National flood insurance program, defined.
31-1015 - Obstruction, defined.
31-1016 - Watercourse, defined.
31-1017 - Department; flood plain management; powers and duties.
31-1018 - Preparation of flood hazard data and maps; department; duties; considerations.
31-1019 - Local government; flood plain management; duties.
31-1021 - Local government; enforce department regulations.
31-1022 - Adoption of regulations; notice; hearing; appeal.
31-1023 - State agencies, boards, and commissions; flood plain management duties.