Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60

§44 Sturgeon Bay, Illinois

Title 33 › Chapter 1— NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › Subchapter II— WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 44

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Parts of Sturgeon Bay in Mercer County, Illinois—specifically the west fork west of the line in Sec. 25 (T14N, R6W) and the east fork north of the north line of Sec. 30 (T14N, R5W)—are not U.S. navigable waters.

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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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 44

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60