navigable waters
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English
Noun
navigable waters pl (plural only)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see navigable, waters.
- (law, US) Those waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide and/or are presently used, or have been used in the past, or may be susceptible for use to transport interstate or foreign commerce. A determination of navigability, once made, applies laterally over the entire surface of the waterbody, and is not extinguished by later actions or events which impede or destroy navigable capacity.