Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Every section of Title 33 of the United States Code, navigation and navigable waters — 1,534 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 33 U.S.C. § 1 — Regulations by Secretary of the Army for navigation of waters generally
• 33 U.S.C. § 2 — Regulations for navigation of South and Southwest Passes of Mississippi River; penalties
• 33 U.S.C. § 3 — Regulations to prevent injuries from target practice
• 33 U.S.C. § 4 — Water gauges on Mississippi River and tributaries
• 33 U.S.C. § 5 — Abolition of tolls on Government canals, canalized rivers, etc.; expense of operation, repairs to and reconstruction of canals, etc.; Panama Canal excepted; levies by non-Federal interest
• 33 U.S.C. § 6 — Free passage to harbor of Michigan City, Indiana
• 33 U.S.C. § 7 — Use of Government iron pier in Delaware Bay
• 33 U.S.C. § 8 — Toll free rivers in Alabama
• 33 U.S.C. § 9 — Des Moines River as toll free
• 33 U.S.C. § 10 — Waters in Louisiana Purchase as public highways
• 33 U.S.C. § 11 — Authority for compact between Middle Northwest States as to jurisdiction of offenses committed on boundary waters
• 33 U.S.C. § 12 — Port Arthur Ship Canal
• 33 U.S.C. § 21 — Bayou Cocodrie, Louisiana
• 33 U.S.C. § 22 — Bayou Meto, Arkansas
• 33 U.S.C. § 23 — Bear Creek, Mississippi
• 33 U.S.C. § 24 — Big Tarkio River, Missouri
• 33 U.S.C. § 25 — Cache River, Arkansas
• 33 U.S.C. § 26 — Calumet River, Cook County, Illinois, old channel
• 33 U.S.C. § 26a — Additional portion of Calumet River, old channel, abandoned as navigable water
• 33 U.S.C. § 26b — Portion of Calumet River, Chicago, as nonnavigable stream
• 33 U.S.C. § 27 — Chicago River at Chicago, Illinois
• 33 U.S.C. § 27a — Chicago River, West Fork of South Branch
• 33 U.S.C. § 27b — Chicago River, West arm of South Fork of South Branch
• 33 U.S.C. § 28 — Crum River; old channel at mouth, Delaware Bay
• 33 U.S.C. § 29 — Cuivre River, Missouri
• 33 U.S.C. § 29a — East River, Wisconsin
• 33 U.S.C. § 30 — Grand River, Missouri, above Brunswick
• 33 U.S.C. § 31 — Iowa River, Iowa, above Toolsboro
• 33 U.S.C. § 32 — Lake George, Mississippi
• 33 U.S.C. § 33 — Little River, Arkansas, from Big Lake to Marked Tree
• 33 U.S.C. § 34 — Mill Slough, Oregon
• 33 U.S.C. § 35 — Mississippi River, West Channel, opposite La Crosse, Wisconsin
• 33 U.S.C. § 36 — Mosquito Creek, South Carolina
• 33 U.S.C. § 37 — Nodaway River, Missouri
• 33 U.S.C. § 38 — Oklawaha River, Florida; Kyle and Young Canal and "Morrison Landing extension" substituted
• 33 U.S.C. § 39 — Ollala Slough, Oregon
• 33 U.S.C. § 40 — One Hundred and Two River, Missouri
• 33 U.S.C. § 41 — Osage River, Missouri
• 33 U.S.C. § 42 — Platte River, Missouri
• 33 U.S.C. § 43 — Saint Marys River, Ohio and Indiana
• 33 U.S.C. § 44 — Sturgeon Bay, Illinois
• 33 U.S.C. § 45 — Swan Creek, Toledo, Ohio
• 33 U.S.C. § 46 — Tchula Lake, Mississippi
• 33 U.S.C. § 47 — Eagle Lake, Louisiana-Mississippi
• 33 U.S.C. § 48 — Noxubee River, Mississippi
• 33 U.S.C. § 49 — Bayou Saint John in New Orleans
• 33 U.S.C. § 50 — Turtle Bay and Turtle Bayou, Texas
• 33 U.S.C. § 51 — Scajaquada Creek, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 52 — Park River, Connecticut
• 33 U.S.C. § 53 — Benton Harbor Canal, Michigan
• 33 U.S.C. § 53a — Additional portion of Benton Harbor Canal, abandoned as navigable water
• 33 U.S.C. § 54 — Burr Creek, Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 33 U.S.C. § 55 — Bayou Savage (or Chantilly) in New Orleans
• 33 U.S.C. § 56 — Fort Point Channel and South Bay, Boston, Massachusetts
• 33 U.S.C. § 57 — Pike Creek, Wisconsin
• 33 U.S.C. § 58 — Acushnet River section of New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Massachusetts
• 33 U.S.C. § 59 — West River in West Haven, Connecticut
• 33 U.S.C. § 59a — Back Cove, Portland, Maine
• 33 U.S.C. § 59aa — Nonnavigability of Wisconsin River
• 33 U.S.C. § 59b — Bayous Terrebonne and LeCarpe, Louisiana
• 33 U.S.C. § 59bb — Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of Lake Erie
• 33 U.S.C. § 59bb-1 — Declaration of nonnavigability for Lake Erie, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59c — East River, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59c-1 — East and Hudson Rivers, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59c-2 — East River, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59c-3 — Queens County, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59cc — Declaration of nonnavigability of portion of Hudson River, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59d — River Raisin, Michigan
• 33 U.S.C. § 59dd — Declaration of nonnavigability of portions of Cleveland Harbor, Ohio
• 33 U.S.C. § 59e — Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana
• 33 U.S.C. § 59e-1 — Additional portion of Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana
• 33 U.S.C. § 59ee — Portion of Sacramento River Barge Canal declared to not be navigable waters of United States
• 33 U.S.C. § 59ee-1 — Declaration of nonnavigability for portion of Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel
• 33 U.S.C. § 59f — Boston Inner Harbor and Fort Point Channel, Massachusetts
• 33 U.S.C. § 59ff — Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of Pelican Island, Texas
• 33 U.S.C. § 59g — Steele and Washington Bayous, and Lake Washington, Mississippi
• 33 U.S.C. § 59gg — Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
• 33 U.S.C. § 59h — San Francisco, California, Waterfront Area
• 33 U.S.C. § 59h-1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title III, §316(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2706
• 33 U.S.C. § 59hh — Declaration of nonnavigability for portion of Pelican Island, Texas
• 33 U.S.C. § 59i — Patapsco River, Maryland
• 33 U.S.C. § 59ii — Declaration of nonnavigability of a portion of the canal known as the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia
• 33 U.S.C. § 59j — Delaware River, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; permanent structures
• 33 U.S.C. § 59j-1 — Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of the Delaware River
• 33 U.S.C. § 59jj — Designation of nonnavigability for portions of Gloucester County, New Jersey
• 33 U.S.C. § 59k — Wicomico River, Maryland
• 33 U.S.C. § 59kk — Wateree River
• 33 U.S.C. § 59l — Nonapplicability of prohibitions and provisions for review and approval concerning wharves and piers
• 33 U.S.C. § 59ll — Central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 33 U.S.C. § 59m — Lake Oswego, Oregon; Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; and Lake George, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59mm — Coalbank Slough deemed not navigable waters of the United States for certain purposes
• 33 U.S.C. § 59n — Hudson River, Hudson County, New Jersey
• 33 U.S.C. § 59n-1 — Caven Point, New Jersey
• 33 U.S.C. § 59o — Hackensack River, Hudson County, New Jersey
• 33 U.S.C. § 59p — Kenduskeag Stream, Penobscot County, Maine
• 33 U.S.C. § 59q — Erie Basin, Buffalo Harbor, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59q-1 — Union Canal, Outer Buffalo Harbor, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59r — Trent River, Craven County, North Carolina
• 33 U.S.C. § 59s — Green River, Washington
• 33 U.S.C. § 59t — Burnham Canal, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 33 U.S.C. § 59u — Lawyer's Ditch, Essex County, New Jersey
• 33 U.S.C. § 59v — Middle River, Maryland
• 33 U.S.C. § 59w — Norton Basin and Jamaica Bay, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59x — Exemption from General Bridge Act of 1946
• 33 U.S.C. § 59y — Declaration of nonnavigability for portions of Coney Island Creek and Gravesend Bay, New York
• 33 U.S.C. § 59z — Declaration of nonnavigability of bodies of water in Ridgefield, New Jersey
• 33 U.S.C. § 61_to_63 — Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
• 33 U.S.C. § 71_to_84 — Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
• 33 U.S.C. § 91,_92 — Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
• 33 U.S.C. § 101_to_113 — Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
• 33 U.S.C. § 121 — Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
• 33 U.S.C. § 131 — Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
• 33 U.S.C. § 141 — Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
• 33 U.S.C. § 142 — Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
• 33 U.S.C. § 143_to_143b — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–131, §3, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
• 33 U.S.C. § 144 — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–131, §3, Sept. 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
• 33 U.S.C. § 145_to_145n — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–131, §3, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
• 33 U.S.C. § 146_to_146k — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–131, §3, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
• 33 U.S.C. § 147_to_147d — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–131, §3, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
• 33 U.S.C. § 151 — High seas and inland waters demarcation lines
• 33 U.S.C. § 152 — Regulation of length of towlines
• 33 U.S.C. § 153 — Penalty for use of unlawful towline
• 33 U.S.C. § 154 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 155_to_159 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 171_to_183 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 191,_192 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 201_to_213 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 221,_222 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 231 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 232 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 241_to_244 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 251_to_262 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 271,_272 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 281_to_293 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 294 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 295 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 301_to_303 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 311_to_323 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 331 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 341_to_351 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 352 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 353_to_356 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 360,_360a — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–591, §8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
• 33 U.S.C. § 361_to_368 — Repealed. Pub. L. 98–89, §4(b), Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 599
• 33 U.S.C. § 381 — Use of public vessels to suppress piracy
• 33 U.S.C. § 382 — Seizure of piratical vessels generally
• 33 U.S.C. § 383 — Resistance of pirates by merchant vessels
• 33 U.S.C. § 384 — Condemnation of piratical vessels
• 33 U.S.C. § 385 — Seizure and condemnation of vessels fitted out for piracy
• 33 U.S.C. § 386 — Commissioning private vessels for seizure of piratical vessels
• 33 U.S.C. § 387 — Duties of officers of customs and marshals as to seizure
• 33 U.S.C. § 391 — Summary trials authorized
• 33 U.S.C. § 392 — Complaint and answer; jury trial
• 33 U.S.C. § 393 — Amendments of complaint and adjournments
• 33 U.S.C. § 394 — Challenge to jurors
• 33 U.S.C. § 395 — Limit of sentence
• 33 U.S.C. § 396 — Recovery of penalties and forfeitures generally
• 33 U.S.C. § 400 — Continuing authority programs
• 33 U.S.C. § 401 — Construction of bridges, causeways, dams or dikes generally; exemptions
• 33 U.S.C. § 402 — Construction of bridges, etc., over Illinois and Mississippi Canal
• 33 U.S.C. § 403 — Obstruction of navigable waters generally; wharves; piers, etc.; excavations and filling in
• 33 U.S.C. § 403a — Creation or continuance of obstruction of navigable waters
• 33 U.S.C. § 403b — Lighting at docks and boat launching facilities
• 33 U.S.C. § 404 — Establishment of harbor lines; conditions to grants for extension of piers, etc.
• 33 U.S.C. § 405 — Establishment and modification of harbor lines on Potomac and Anacostia Rivers
• 33 U.S.C. § 406 — Penalty for wrongful construction of bridges, piers, etc.; removal of structures
• 33 U.S.C. § 407 — Deposit of refuse in navigable waters generally
• 33 U.S.C. § 407a — Deposit of debris of mines and stamp works
• 33 U.S.C. § 408 — Taking possession of, use of, or injury to harbor or river improvements
• 33 U.S.C. § 408a — Expediting approval of modifications and alterations of projects by non-Federal interests
• 33 U.S.C. § 409 — Obstruction of navigable waters by vessels; floating timber; marking and removal of sunken vessels
• 33 U.S.C. § 410 — Exception as to floating loose timber, sack rafts, etc.; violation of regulations; penalty
• 33 U.S.C. § 411 — Penalty for wrongful deposit of refuse; use of or injury to harbor improvements, and obstruction of navigable waters generally
• 33 U.S.C. § 412 — Liability of masters, pilots, etc., and of vessels engaged in violations
• 33 U.S.C. § 413 — Duty of United States attorneys and other Federal officers in enforcement of provisions; arrest of offenders
• 33 U.S.C. § 414 — Vessel removal by Corps of Engineers
• 33 U.S.C. § 415 — Summary removal of water craft obstructing navigation; liability of owner, lessee, or operator
• 33 U.S.C. § 416 — Appropriations for removal of sunken water craft
• 33 U.S.C. § 417 — Expenses of investigations by Department of the Army
• 33 U.S.C. § 418 — Provisions for protection of New York Harbor unaffected
• 33 U.S.C. § 419 — Regulation by Secretary governing transportation and dumping of dredgings, refuse, etc., into navigable waters; oyster lands; appropriations
• 33 U.S.C. § 419a — Management practices to extend capacity and useful life of dredged material disposal areas
• 33 U.S.C. § 420 — Piers and cribs on Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers
• 33 U.S.C. § 421 — Deposit of refuse, etc., in Lake Michigan near Chicago
• 33 U.S.C. § 422 — Modification and extension of harbor lines at Chicago
• 33 U.S.C. § 423 — Establishment of pierhead and bulkhead lines in Wilmington Harbor, California
• 33 U.S.C. § 424 — Establishment of pierhead or bulkhead lines in Newport Harbor, California
• 33 U.S.C. § 424a — Modification of harbor lines in Newport Harbor, California
• 33 U.S.C. § 426 — Investigations concerning erosion of shores of coastal and lake waters
• 33 U.S.C. § 426a — Additional investigations concerning erosion of shores of coastal and lake waters; payment of costs; "shores" defined
• 33 U.S.C. § 426b — Applicability of existing laws; projects referred to Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
• 33 U.S.C. § 426c — Report by Coastal Engineering Research Center
• 33 U.S.C. § 426d — Payment of expenses
• 33 U.S.C. § 426e — Federal aid in protection of shores
• 33 U.S.C. § 426e-1 — Shore protection projects
• 33 U.S.C. § 426e-2 — Clarification of munition disposal authorities
• 33 U.S.C. § 426e-3 — Coastal storm damage reduction contracts
• 33 U.S.C. § 426f — Reimbursements
• 33 U.S.C. § 426g — Storm and hurricane restoration and impact minimization program
• 33 U.S.C. § 426g-1 — State and regional plans