Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§54 Burr Creek, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 54
Summary
A part of Burr Creek in Bridgeport, CT, north of a line from Yacht Street (extended) at the west harbor line set December 9, 1924, S85°46'17"E to the east harbor line is not navigable under U.S. law. Previously authorized federal projects there are abandoned; right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved.
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Title 33, §54
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
That portion of Burr Creek in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, lying north of a line across the creek beginning at the point of intersection of the south side of Yacht Street extended and the west harbor line of the harbor lines established by the Secretary of War December 9, 1924, thence south eighty-five degrees forty-six minutes seventeen seconds east to the east harbor line of said creek, is declared to be not a navigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. Any project heretofore authorized by any Act of Congress, insofar as such project relates to the above described portion of Burr Creek in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is abandoned. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.
Legislative History
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Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. section 205(a) of act
July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted “Title 10, Armed Forces” which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 54
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102