Title 33Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§1804 Inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 32— - INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND › § 1804

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Summary

Names which inland and intracoastal waterways count for the fuel tax in 26 U.S.C. 4042 and for section 1802, and gives the exact river‑mile start and end points for each so people know which parts are covered. There are 27 named waterways. They include rivers and routes such as the Alabama‑Coosa, Allegheny, Apalachicola‑Chattahoochee‑Flint, Arkansas (McClellan‑Kerr) River system, Atchafalaya, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (about 1,192 miles between Norfolk, VA and Miami, FL), the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (1,134.5 miles from St. Mark’s, FL to Brownsville, TX), Illinois Waterway, Columbia‑Snake, Upper and Lower Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and several others. The law lists the exact river‑mile ranges for each named waterway.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §1804

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For purposes of section 4042 of title 26 (relating to tax on fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways) and for purposes of section 1802 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, the following inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States are described in this section: (1)
(2)Allegheny River: From confluence with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at RM 0 to the head of the existing project at East Brady, Pennsylvania, RM 72.
(3)Apalachicola-Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers: Apalachicola River from mouth at Apalachicola Bay (intersection with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway) RM 0 to junction with Chattachoochee 22 So in original. Probably should be “Chattahoochee”. and Flint Rivers at RM 107.8. Chattachoochee 2 River from junction with Apalachicola and Flint Rivers at RM 0 to Columbus, Georgia, at RM 155 and Flint River, from junction with Apalachicola and Chattahoochee Rivers at RM 0 to Bainbridge, Georgia, at RM 28.
(4)Arkansas River (McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System): From junction with Mississippi River at RM 0 to port of Catoosa, Oklahoma, at RM 448.2.
(5)Atchafalaya River: From RM 0 at its intersection with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Morgan City, Louisiana, upstream to junction with Red River at RM 116.8.
(6)Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway: Two inland water routes approximately paralleling the Atlantic coast between Norfolk, Virginia, and Miami, Florida, for 1,192 miles via both the Albermarle 33 So in original. Probably should be “Albemarle”. and Chesapeake Canal and Great Dismal Swamp Canal routes.
(7)Black Warrior-Tombigbee-Mobile Rivers: Black Warrior River System from RM 2.9, Mobile River (at Chickasaw Creek) to confluence with Tombigbee River at RM 45. Tombigbee River (to Demopolis at RM 215.4) to port of Birmingham, RM’s 374–411 and upstream to head of navigation on Mulberry Fork (RM 429.6), Locust Fork (RM 407.8), and Sipsey Fork (RM 430.4).
(8)Columbia River (Columbia-Snake Rivers Inland Waterways): From The Dalles at RM 191.5 to Pasco, Washington (McNary Pool), at RM 330, Snake River from RM 0 at the mouth to RM 231.5 at Johnson Bar Landing, Idaho.
(9)Cumberland River: Junction with Ohio River at RM 0 to head of navigation, upstream to Carthage, Tennessee, at RM 313.5.
(10)Green and Barren Rivers: Green River from junction with the Ohio River at RM 0 to head of navigation at RM 149.1.
(11)Gulf Intracoastal Waterway: From St. Mark’s River, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas, 1,134.5 miles.
(12)Illinois Waterway (Calumet-Sag Channel): From the junction of the Illinois River with the Mississippi River RM 0 to Chicago Harbor at Lake Michigan, approximately RM 350.
(13)Kanawha River: From junction with Ohio River at RM 0 to RM 90.6 at Deepwater, West Virginia.
(14)Kaskaskia River: From junction with the Mississippi River at RM 0 to RM 36.2 at Fayetteville, Illinois.
(15)Kentucky River: From junction with Ohio River at RM 0 to confluence of Middle and North Forks at RM 258.6.
(16)Lower Mississippi River: From Baton Rouge, Louisiana, RM 233.9 to Cairo, Illinois, RM 953.8.
(17)Upper Mississippi River: From Cairo, Illinois, RM 953.8 to Minneapolis, Minnesota, RM 1,811.4.
(18)Missouri River: From junction with Mississippi River at RM 0 to Sioux City, Iowa, at RM 734.8.
(19)Monongahela River: From junction with Allegheny River to form the Ohio River at RM 0 to junction of the Tygart and West Fork Rivers, Fairmont, West Virginia, at RM 128.7.
(20)Ohio River: From junction with the Mississippi River at RM 0 to junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at RM 981.
(21)Ouachita-Black Rivers: From the mouth of the Black River at its junction with the Red River at RM 0 to RM 351 at Camden, Arkansas.
(22)Pearl River: From junction of West Pearl River with the Rigolets at RM 0 to Bogalusa, Louisiana, RM 58.
(23)Red River: From RM 0 to the mouth of Cypress Bayou at RM 236.
(24)Tennessee River: From junction with Ohio River at RM 0 to confluence with Holstein and French Rivers at RM 652.
(25)White River: From RM 9.8 to RM 255 at Newport, Arkansas.
(26)Willamette River: From RM 21 upstream of Portland, Oregon, to Harrisburg, Oregon, at RM 194.
(27)Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: From its confluence with the Tennessee River to the Warrior River at Demopolis, Alabama.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1802 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 99–662, title XIV, § 1405(b), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4271.

Amendments

1986—Pub. L. 99–514, in introductory provisions, substituted “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” for “Internal Revenue Code of 1954”, which for purposes of codification was translated as “title 26” thus requiring no change in text. Par. (27). Pub. L. 99–662 added par. (27).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1986 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–662 effective Jan. 1, 1987, see section 1404(c) of Pub. L. 99–662 set out as a note under section 4042 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

33 U.S.C. § 1804

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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