navigable rivers

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• Navigable servitude — is a United States constitutional doctrine that gives the federal government the right to regulate navigable waterways as an extension of the Commerce Clause of Article I, Section 8 of the constitution. It is also sometimes called federal… …   Wikipedia

• Rivers of New Zealand — The Inangahua River in the South Island photographed in 1977. The rivers of New Zealand are used for a variety of purposes and face a number of environmental issues. Many of the rivers in the South Island are braided rivers. Contents …   Wikipedia

• navigable waters — Rivers or other bodies of water used, or susceptible of being used in their ordinary condition, as highways for commerce, over which trade and travel are or may be conducted in the customary modes of trade and travel on water. Elder v Delcour,… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• navigable — See navigable waters @ navigable in fact Streams or lakes are navigable in fact when they are used or are susceptible of being used in their natural and ordinary condition as highways for commerce over which trade and travel are or may be… …   Black's law dictionary

• navigable — See navigable waters @ navigable in fact Streams or lakes are navigable in fact when they are used or are susceptible of being used in their natural and ordinary condition as highways for commerce over which trade and travel are or may be… …   Black's law dictionary

• Navigable aqueduct — See also: List of canal aqueducts in Great Britain Narrowboat crossing the World Heritage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales …   Wikipedia

• Rivers of New South Wales — Thunderbolts Way and the bridge over the Little Manning River. This page discusses the rivers and hydrography of the State of New South Wales, Australia. The principal topographic feature of New South Wales is the series of low highlands and… …   Wikipedia

• Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 — The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 is the oldest federal environmental law in the United States. [March 3, 1899, Ch. 425, Sec. 9, 30 Stat. 1151. USC|33|401.] The Act makes it a misdemeanor to discharge refuse matter of any kind into the navigable …   Wikipedia

• List of rivers of Hawaii — List of rivers and streams in Hawaii (U.S. state).Modern maps show some 360 streams in the Hawaiian Islands. However, because of the small size of the islands in comparison with continental areas, there are very few navigable rivers anywhere in… …   Wikipedia

• lands beneath navigable waters — The beds of navigable rivers. For detailed statement made for the purposes of the Submerged Lands Act, see 43 USC § 1301 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Bow Back Rivers — The Bow Back Rivers are part of the River Lee in the London Borough of Newham, East London, and form a complex system of waterways. The River Lee was originally tidal as far as Hackney Wick, man made changes to the River had changed this… …   Wikipedia