navigable waterway
Boat-passable water route
A navigable waterway is a body of water deep and wide enough for boats or ships to travel through safely.
Rivers, canals, and coastal channels qualify when they permit commercial or recreational vessel traffic: The Mississippi is a major navigable waterway for freight.
Legal definitions often determine which waterways fall under federal jurisdiction.
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- channelPassage for transmission
- maritime lawLegal rules for seas
- straitConstricted marine passage
tidal flow · dredge · river · river mouth · buoy · estuary · treaty · trade route · shipping lane · boat traffic · canal system · current · port · aquatic habitat · cargo transport · recreational boating · ferry · vessel
navigable waterwaywaterfall
Descending river over precipice
sandbar · log jam · dam · shallow water · shallow waters
navigable waterwayoverland route
Path traversing terrain, not water
mountain pass · dry land · caravan route · land bridge · portage
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