{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-28-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-28-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning:\n(1) “Council” means the Rhode Island rivers council.\n(2) “River” means a flowing body of water or estuary or a section, portion, or tributary thereof, including streams, creeks, brooks, ponds, and small lakes.\n(3) “Watershed” means a land area which because of its topography, soil type, and drainage patterns acts as a collector of raw waters which regorge or replenish rivers and existing or planned public water supplies.","path":["Title 46 Waters and Navigation","Chapter 28 The Rhode Island Rivers Council"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE46/46-28/46-28-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:01:12Z","sha256":"a406cdc07bc2d2be83390f0d65f081141566582f772a00b352a742e20c9b72b9","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-28-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-46-28-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}