Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102

§42 Platte River, Missouri

Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 42

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Says the Platte River in Missouri is not navigable and is under Missouri's control; Congress may alter, amend, or repeal that.

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Title 33, §42

Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Platte River in the State of Missouri is declared to be a nonnavigable stream within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States, and jurisdiction over said river is declared to be vested in the State of Missouri. The right of Congress to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.

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Codification The two sentences of this section are, respectively, from section 1 and 2 of act Feb. 16, 1921, entitled “An Act declaring the Platte River to be a nonnavigable stream”.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 42

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102