Title 33Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§59v Middle River, Maryland

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 59v

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A part of Dark Head Creek in Middle River, Baltimore County, Maryland, that lies northwest of a specific surveyed line is declared nonnavigable for federal navigation control. The line starts at a point 227.50 feet from the northeast corner of the existing bulkhead and pier line with Maryland State Coordinates north 544967.24 and east 962701.05 (latitude 39 degrees 19 minutes 42 seconds N, longitude 76 degrees 25 minutes 29.5 seconds W), runs south 68 degrees 37 minutes 56 seconds west, then runs south 44 degrees 48 minutes 20 seconds west for 350.12 feet to a point at the southwest corner with coordinates north 544635.94 and east 962242.46 (latitude 39 degrees 19 minutes 39 seconds N, longitude 76 degrees 25 minutes 35.4 seconds W). That same surveyed line is made the combined pierhead and bulkhead line for Dark Head Creek. Any project previously approved by an Act of Congress that lies inside these boundaries is no longer authorized after November 17, 1986. Congress keeps the right to change or repeal this law.

Full Legal Text

Title 33, §59v

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(a)That portion of the waterway in which is located Dark Head Creek in the community of Middle River, Baltimore County, Maryland, lying northwest of a line extending south 68 degrees 37 minutes 56 seconds west from a point (227.50 feet from the northeast corner of the existing bulkhead and pier line) whose coordinates in the Maryland State Coordinate System are north 544967.24 and east 962701.05 (latitude north 39 degrees 19 minutes 42 seconds and longitude west 76 degrees 25 minutes 29.5 seconds) and thence south 44 degrees 48 minutes 20 seconds west, 350.12 feet to a point (at the southwest corner of the existing bulkhead and pier line) whose coordinates in the Maryland State Coordinate System are north 544635.94 and east 962242.46 (latitude north 39 degrees 19 minutes 39 seconds and longitude west 76 degrees 25 minutes 35.4 seconds), is declared to be a nonnavigable water of the United States for purposes of the navigation servitude.
(b)The line described in subsection (a) shall be established as a combined pierhead and bulkhead line of Dark Head Creek.
(c)Any project heretofore authorized by any Act of Congress, insofar as such project is within the boundaries of Dark Head Creek as described in subsection (a), is not authorized after November 17, 1986.
(d)The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved.

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33 U.S.C. § 59v

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73