This from AmericanRivers.org

4) Who owns America�s rivers?

You do! Rivers that are physically navigable by canoe, kayak, and raft  
are in the public domain, up to the high water mark. Access to the  
rivers may be over private land, so you have to find a public access  
point, but once you�re on that river you�re home free. So get out  
there Americans, and enjoy your rivers!

        This is more in depth from NationOrganizationForRivers ~ NORS

http://www.nationalrivers.org/us-law-who-owns.htm

http://www.nationalrivers.org/us-law-menu.htm

                                                ORR ~ DeanB

                                        	
On 14 Sep , 2012, at 7:24 AM, Mark Dearing wrote:

> Hello Jim  think that is bad try being in Virginia where they can   
> close a
> class 5 whitewater creek using a Kings grant ( if a single person  
> owns  both
> sides he can claim the whole creek),which is what has happened to  
> johns
> creek .  This creek is one of the best,drops 165 ft a mile for 4.5  
> miles,  35
> named rapids,  bambi meets godzilla being one. he did this after the  
> AWA
> had bought property and built a parking lot and change house.  damn   
> shame
> later  mark d
>
>
> In a message dated 9/14/2012 9:04:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jim.felder@GMAIL.COM writes:
>
> I hope  this is OK with the moderators.
>
> I have an online petition going to try  to make the US Army Corps of
> Engineers reverse their decision to close the  locks on the Alabama  
> rivers to
> recreational traffic. The link is
> <http://www.change.org/petitions/alabama-scenic-river-trail-push-back-against-closing-alabama-river-locks-to-recreational-
> traffic>
>
> Sent  from my diesel Westy in Chickasabogue  Alabama