Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§35 Mississippi River, West Channel, Opposite La Crosse, Wisconsin
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 35
Summary
West Channel between Grand Island and La Crosse, Wisconsin, is declared not navigable; La Crosse needn't maintain a drawbridge or a pontoon bridge over it.
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Title 33, §35
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The branch of the Mississippi River flowing between Grand Island and the mainland opposite the city of La Crosse, State of Wisconsin, and known as the West Channel, is declared unnavigable, and the said city of La Crosse is relieved of the necessity of maintaining a draw or pontoon bridge over said West Channel.
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33 U.S.C. § 35
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102