{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-1-1","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 51-1-1","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 51-1-1","body":"Except as otherwise provided in Section 27-109-1 , all rivers, creeks and bayous in this state, twenty-five (25) miles in length, that have sufficient depth and width of water for thirty (30) consecutive days in the year for floating a steamboat with carrying capacity of two hundred (200) bales of cotton are hereby declared to be navigable waters of this state.","path":["MS Code","Title 51"],"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":"5f1b952dbea3d333e7be881a84ac491fb0731229747edf081d51f8aef6582173","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-31-99","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-1-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}