[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR2.34]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 2_JURISDICTION--Table of Contents

 

                     Subpart B_Jurisdictional Terms

 

Sec. 2.34  Waters subject to tidal influence; waters subject to the ebb 

and flow of the tide; mean high water.



    (a) Waters subject to tidal influence and waters subject to the ebb 

and flow of the tide are waters below mean high water. These terms do 

not include waters above mean high water caused by flood flows, storms, 

high winds, seismic waves, or other non-lunar phenomena.

    (b) Mean high water is the average of the height of the diurnal high 

water at a particular location measured over a lunar cycle of 19 years.