Navigable waters

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Waters of the United States including:

(a) All waters that are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerence, including all waters that are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide.

(b) Interstate waters, including interstate wetlands.

(c) All other waters such as intrastate lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats and wetlands, the use, degradation, or destruction of which would affect or could affect interstate or foreign commerce, including waters used or which could be used for industries in interstate commerce.

(d) All impoundments of waters otherwise defined as navigable waters.

(e) Tributaries of waters identified in (a) through (d).

(f) Wetlands adjacent to waters identified in (a) through (d).

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