Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§53a Additional portion of Benton Harbor Canal, abandoned as navigable water
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 53a
Summary
Benton Harbor Canal from Ninth St. (west line) north to Riverview Dr. (west line) in Benton Harbor, Mich., is not navigable under U.S. law.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §53a
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Benton Harbor Canal, from the west line of Ninth Street extended northerly to the west line of Riverview Drive extended northerly in the city of Benton Harbor and State of Michigan, be, and the same is hereby, declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States.
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33 U.S.C. § 53a
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73