                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

&#8220;WATERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH&#8221; DEFINED (§ 62.1-81)

The term &#8220;waters of the Commonwealth&#8221; as used in this chapter shall
mean: (a) Any stream or that portion of any stream in this Commonwealth which
prior to June 21, 1932, has been declared navigable by any unrepealed statute of
this Commonwealth, or (b) any stream or that portion of any stream in this
Commonwealth, the bed of which is owned by the Commonwealth, or (c) those parts
of streams or other bodies of water in this Commonwealth which either in their
natural or improved condition, notwithstanding interruptions between the
navigable parts of such streams or waters by falls, shallows, or rapids,
compelling land carriage, are used or suitable for use for the transportation of
persons or property in interstate or foreign commerce, including therein all
such interrupting falls, shallows or rapids, and also any stream or part thereof
in this Commonwealth other than those above mentioned in this subdivision in
which the construction of any dam or works as authorized by this chapter would
affect the interests of interstate or foreign commerce, or (d) that portion of
any river or stream flowing between the high-water mark on the Virginia shore
and the low-water mark when such low-water mark constitutes the boundary line
between Virginia and another state.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 62-69; 1956, c. 229; 1968, c. 659.