Navigable waterway definition

Navigable waterway means any body of water with a defined bed and banks that is navigable under Wisconsin law. In Wisconsin a body of water is navigable if it is capable of floating on a regularly recurring basis the lightest boat or skiff used for recreation or any other purpose. This incorporates the definition at s. 30.01(4m), Wis. Stats., and current case law, which requires a watercourse to have a bed and banks, Hoyt v. City of Hudson, 27 Wis. 656 (1871), and requires a navigable waterway to float on a regularly recurring basis the lightest boat or skiff, DeGayner & Co., Inc. v. DNR, 70 Wis. 2d 936 (1975); Village of Menomonee Falls v. DNR, 140 Wis. 2d 579 (Ct. App. 1987).
Navigable waterway means and shall include the following:
Navigable waterway means any body of water with a defined bed and bank, which is navigable under the laws of the state. In Wisconsin, a navigable body of water is capable of float- ing the lightest boat or skiff used for recreation or any other pur- pose on a regularly recurring basis.

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  • Navigable waterway" means any body of water with a defined bed and banks that is navigable under Wisconsin law.


More Definitions of Navigable waterway

Navigable waterway means all bodies of water that are capable of being navigated by any type of floating vessel for transportation, recreation or commerce. Frequency of navigation may not be a factor in determining a navigable waterway.
Navigable waterway means any body of water with a defined bed and bank that is navigable under Wisconsin law. In Wisconsin a body of water is navigable if it is capable of floating on a regularly recurring basis the lightest boat or skiff used for rec- reation or any other purpose.
Navigable waterway means a body of water that is a navigable waterway at common law, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, is ordinarily usable by members of the public for navigation or transportation, but does not include a waterway which does not ordinarily have a discernible surface outlet suitable for navigation or transportation;
Navigable waterway means any body of water with defined bed and banks that is navigable under the laws of the state. In Wisconsin, a navigable body of water is capable of floating the lightest boat or skiff used for recreation or any other purpose on a regularly occurring basis, as defined in Wis. Admin. Code s. NR 310.03(5).
Navigable waterway means any body of water that is capable of affording reasonable passage of floating vessels of any description for the purpose of transportation, recreation or commerce.
Navigable waterway means navigable inland waterways, including lakes and coastal waters.
Navigable waterway means waterbody deemed as navigable by The Navigable Waters Protection Act, R.S.C., 1980, or a successor thereof.