Navigable Waters (Nevada Revised Statutes: Title 48 Water; Chapter 537)
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Act
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- United States · Nevada
- Subjects
- Water
- Keywords
- navigation, inland waters, surface water, public water, water rights
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[Rev. 6/2/2018 5:43:36 PM2017] CHAPTER 537 NAVIGABLE WATERS NRS 537.010 Colorado River declared navigable; title to lands below highwater mark held by State. NRS 537.020 Virgin River declared navigable; title to lands below highwater mark held by State. NRS 537.030 Winnemucca Lake declared navigable; title to bed held by State. NRS 537.010 Colorado River declared navigable; title to lands below highwater mark held by State. All of the Colorado River within the State of Nevada, from the Arizona line on the north to the California line on the south, is hereby declared to be a navigable stream for purposes of fixing ownership of the banks and bed thereof, and title to the lands below the highwater mark thereof is held by the State of Nevada, insofar as they lie within the State. [1:97:1921; NCL § 1425] NRS 537.020 Virgin River declared navigable; title to lands below highwater mark held by State. All of the Virgin River, including its sources confluent above St. Thomas, insofar as the waters thereof traverse the State of Nevada, particularly within the counties of Lincoln and Clark, is hereby declared to be a navigable stream for purposes of fixing ownership of the banks and bed thereof, and title to the lands below the highwater mark thereof is held by the State of Nevada. [1:96:1921; NCL § 7810] NRS 537.030 Winnemucca Lake declared navigable; title to bed held by State. Winnemucca Lake, located in Townships 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 North, Ranges 23 and 24 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, is a navigable body of water and title to the bed thereof is held by the State of Nevada. [1:51:1921; NCL § 8345]