Tennessee Statutes
§ 69-5-716 — Control of discharge of creek or branch into main ditch or drain
Tennessee § 69-5-716
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-5-716 (2026).
Text
The district, or the directors thereof, have a like right to control the manner in which any creek or branch shall empty or be emptied into the main ditch, drain, or watercourse, in order to prevent such from being filled or blocked by silt or sand, brought in by such creek or branch.
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Legislative History
Acts 1913 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 25, § 9; Shan., § 3871a97; Code 1932, §4325; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-1222; T.C.A. § 69-6-716.
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 § 69-5-716, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/69-5-716.