Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§59ee Portion of Sacramento River Barge Canal Declared to Not Be Navigable Waters of United States
Title 33 › CHAPTER 1 — NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER II — WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME › § 59ee
Summary
For bridge rules under the General Bridge Act of 1946, the stretch of the Sacramento River Barge Canal that links the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel with the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, Yolo County, California, is not considered navigable waters of the United States. This applies from the eastern boundary of the Port of Sacramento to a point 1,200 feet east of the William G. Stone Lock.
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Title 33, §59ee
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
For purposes of bridge administration, the Sacramento River Barge Canal, which connects the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel with the Sacramento River in West Sacramento, Yolo County, California, is declared to not be navigable waters of the United States for purposes of the General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 525 et seq.) from the eastern boundary of the Port of Sacramento to a point 1,200 feet east of the William G. Stone Lock.
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The General Bridge Act of 1946, referred to in text, is title V of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 847, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 525 et seq.) of chapter 11 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 525 of this title and Tables.
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33 U.S.C. § 59ee
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102