ELR Citation: ELR 20728
No(s). 81-3035 (9th Cir. Mar 26, 1982)

The Ninth Circuit rules that since a portion of the McKenzie River in Oregon was navigable when Oregon was admitted to the Union, the state has title to the riverbed. The court notes that a river is navigable under federal law if in its natural condition it is used or susceptible of use for commerci...