{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-31","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-31","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-31","body":"Except as otherwise provided in Section 27-109-1 , all rivers, creeks and bayous in this state, twenty-five (25) miles in length, and having sufficient depth and width of water for thirty (30) consecutive days in the year to float a steamboat with carrying capacity of two hundred (200) bales of cotton, are navigable waters of this state and public highways.","path":["MS Code","Title 1"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"081d4372f0217282e306b0baf35711a49ff15527882d004c8cbc459f3d0308a6","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-3","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}