33 CFR § 328.2 - General scope.

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title: "33 CFR § 328.2 - General scope."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "328.2"
section_name: "General scope."
chapter_name: "CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
part_number: "328"
part_name: "DEFINITION OF WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 1251"
regulatory_source: "51 FR 41250, Nov. 13, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
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# 328.2 General scope.

Waters of the United States include those waters listed in § 328.3(a). The lateral limits of jurisdiction in those waters may be divided into three categories. The categories include the territorial seas, tidal waters, and non-tidal waters (see 33 CFR 328.4 (a), (b), and (c), respectively).