Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§44 Sturgeon Bay, Illinois
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 44
Summary
Says that two small parts of Sturgeon Bay in Mercer County, Illinois are not considered navigable waters of the United States. One is the part of the west fork west of the dividing line in section 25, township 14 north, range 6 west, Fourth Principal Meridian. The other is the part of the east fork north of the north line of section 30, township 14 north, range 5 west, Fourth Principal Meridian.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §44
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
So much of the west fork of Sturgeon Bay within the county of Mercer and State of Illinois as lies west of the line between the east half and the west half of the east half of section 25, in township 14 north, range 6 west of the fourth principal meridian, and so much of the east fork of said Sturgeon Bay as lies north of the north line of section 30, in township 14 north, range 5 west of the fourth principal meridian, shall not be deemed navigable waters of the United States.
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33 U.S.C. § 44
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102