- lands beneath navigable waters
- The beds of navigable rivers. For detailed statement made for the purposes of the Submerged Lands Act, see 43 USC § 1301.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
lands beneath navigable waters
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