Navigable Waters Are Highways

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  6. Navigable Waters Are Highways

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All navigable waters are public highways, including those declared navigable by special law.

Code 1858, § 1299; Shan., § 1808; Code 1932, § 3074; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-101.

Law Reviews.

Water Rights in Tennessee (Mahlon L. Townsend), 27 Tenn. L. Rev. 557.

Attorney General Opinions. This section does not provide the commissioner with investigative authority under the Tennessee Water Quality Control Act, OAG 04-035, 2004 Tenn. AG LEXIS 35 (3/09/04).

Determination of navigability and ownership of land beneath a river.  OAG 11-75, 2011 Tenn. AG LEXIS 77 (10/21/11).


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