Title 33Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§59z Declaration of nonnavigability of bodies of water in Ridgefield, New Jersey

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

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Summary

Four specific bodies of water in Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey are officially not considered navigable waterways of the United States under the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.) and section 401. They are at block 4004, lots 1 and 2, and block 4003, lot 1, with mouths at the Hackensack River at 40°49′58″N, 74°01′46″W; 40°49′46″N, 74°01′55″W; and 40°49′35″N, 74°02′04″W, and the body at block 4006, lot 1, with its mouth at 40°49′15″N, 74°01′52″W.

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Title 33, §59z

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The three bodies of water located at block 4004, lots 1 and 2, and block 4003, lot 1, in the Borough of Ridgefield, County of Bergen, New Jersey, which have their mouths at the Hackensack River at 40 degrees 49 minutes 58 seconds north latitude and 74 degrees 01 minute 46 seconds west longitude, 40 degrees 49 minutes 46 seconds north latitude and 74 degrees 01 minute 55 seconds west longitude, and 40 degrees 49 minutes 35 seconds north latitude and 74 degrees 02 minutes 04 seconds west longitude, respectively, and the body of water located at block 4006, lot 1, in the Borough of Ridgefield, County of Bergen, New Jersey, which has its mouth at the Hackensack River at 40 degrees 49 minutes 15 seconds north latitude and 74 degrees 01 minute 52 seconds west longitude, are declared to be nonnavigable waterways of the United States within the meaning of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.) and section 401 of this title.

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The General Bridge Act of 1946, referred to in text, is title V of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 847, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 525 et seq.) of chapter 11 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 525 of this title and Tables.

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33 U.S.C. § 59z

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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