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Navigable waters
Meaning
Noun
●
Used
other than
figuratively
or
idiomatically
: see
navigable
, waters.
●
In American English & Law:
Those
waters
that are
subject
to the
ebb and flow
of the
tide
and/or
are
presently
used, or have been used in
the past
, or may be
susceptible
for
use to
transport
interstate
or
foreign
commerce
. A
determination
of
navigability
, once made,
applies
laterally
over the
entire
surface
of the
waterbody
, and is not
extinguished
by
later
actions
or
events
which
impede
or
destroy
navigable
capacity.
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