Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§59 West River in West Haven, Connecticut
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 59
Summary
West River in West Haven and New Haven north of line running N 85°54'43.5" E from point (1,158.535 ft from most westerly corner of bulkhead and pier line; Harbor Line coords N 4,616.76, W 9,450.80) is nonnavigable U.S. water. That line becomes combined pierhead and bulkhead line; any Congress‑authorized project for it is abandoned; Congress may alter or repeal.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §59
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The portion of the waterway in which is located the West River in the town of West Haven, Connecticut, and the city of New Haven, Connecticut, lying northerly of a line extending north 85 degrees 54 minutes 43.5 seconds east, from a point (1,158.535 feet from the most westerly corner of the existing bulkhead and pier line) whose coordinates in the Corps of Engineers Harbor Line System are north 4,616.76 and west 9,450.80, is declared to be a nonnavigable water of the United States within the meaning of the Constitution and laws of the United States. The line hereinbefore described shall be established as a combined pierhead and bulkhead line of the West River. Any project heretofore authorized by an Act of Congress, insofar as such project relates to the above-described portion of the West River, is hereby abandoned. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is expressly reserved.
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33 U.S.C. § 59
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102