Brown County has 234.5 Mi of open ditches and 448.6 miles of tiled ditches, consisting of 63 County Ditches and 25 Judicial Ditches. The Brown County Board of Commissioners is the Ditch Authority for County Ditches.
Repairs and inspection of the ditches are handled by the County Highway Department. To contact them regarding your drainage issues call 507-233-5700.
Assessments, maintenance levies and records of ditch proceedings are handled by the Auditor-Treasurer’s Office. Drainage issues are outlined in M.S. Statute 103E011-103
An interactive map of Brown County Ditches are available on the Brown County GIS Site.
For Individual Ditch Maps
