33 U.S.C. § 27b : US Code - Section 27B: Chicago River, West arm of South Fork of South Branch

Search 33 U.S.C. § 27b : US Code - Section 27B: Chicago River, West arm of South Fork of South Branch

The portion of the west arm of the South Fork of the South Branch
of the Chicago River, as established by the ordinance of the city
of Chicago on July 17, 1911, in the southwest quarter of section
32, township 39 north, range 14 east of the third principal
meridian, in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, State of
Illinois, lying westerly of a straight line drawn from a point in
south dock line of the said west arm 203.94 feet westerly of the
point of intersection of the south dock line of the said west arm
with the west dock line of the east arm of the South Fork of the
South Branch of the Chicago River as established by said city of
Chicago ordinance of July 17, 1911, measured along the south dock
line of said west arm, thence to a point in the north dock line of
the said west arm said point being 278 feet westerly of the
intersection of the north dock line of the said west arm with the
west dock line of the South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago
River as established by said city of Chicago ordinance of July 17,
1911, measured along the north dock line of said west arm of the
South Fork of the South Branch of the Chicago River, is declared to
be and is on and after September 1, 1959 to be regarded as a
nonnavigable water of the United States within the meaning of the
Constitution and laws of the United States: Provided, That plans
for a suitable bulkhead to retain any fill to be placed in the
waterway shall be submitted to and approved by the Corps of
Engineers, United States Army, prior to the placing of such fill.