Tennessee Statutes
§ 69-1-101 — Navigable waters are highways
Tennessee § 69-1-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title69
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-1-101 (2026).
Text
All navigable waters are public highways, including those declared navigable by special law.
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Related
Robert Walker and Susan Elder v. Charles Smith v. Clifford Byrne and Wife, Carol Byrne
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2014)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 1299; Shan., § 1808; Code 1932, § 3074; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-101.
Nearby Sections
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§ 69-1-101
Navigable waters are highways§ 69-1-102
Opening and cleaning navigable streams§ 69-1-104
Working on streams as public roads§ 69-1-106
Compensation of supervisor§ 69-1-107
Obstructing river - Penalty§ 69-1-108
Diverting water from main channel§ 69-1-109
Temporary diversion from sluice§ 69-1-110
Damages for diversion of stream§ 69-1-111
County may permit or remove improvements§ 69-1-112
Commissioners of watercourses§ 69-1-113
Forfeiture for obstructing stream§ 69-1-114
Railroad drawbridges - Operation§ 69-1-115
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 69-1-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/69-1-101.