Cal. HNC § 103
This is the official text of Cal. HNC § 103, part of California’s Harbors and Navigation Code — regulates ports, harbors, and boating.
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The following streams and waters are also navigable and are public ways:
Johnson’s Creek, from its mouth at San Francisco Bay to Simpson’s Landing.
Keys Creek, also known as the Arroyo de San Antonio, in Marin County, from its mouth at Tomales Bay to the warehouses on the point at Keys embarcadero.
Klamath River, from its mouth in Del Norte County to its confluence with the Shasta River in the county of Siskiyou; but this shall not abrogate or infringe upon mining rights or the rights of locating or operating mining claims on the Klamath River, existing on August 21, 1933, otherwise than by being made subject to the public rights of way herein declared.
Arroyo del Medo, in the county of Santa Clara, from its mouth to the upper line of the town of New Haven.
Mission Creek, in the county of San Francisco.
Mokelumne River, between its mouth and the first falls.
Moro Cojo Slough, in Monterey County, from Salinas River to tidewater.
Johnson’s Creek, from its mouth at San Francisco Bay to Simpson’s Landing.
Keys Creek, also known as the Arroyo de San Antonio, in Marin County, from its mouth at Tomales Bay to the warehouses on the point at Keys embarcadero.
Klamath River, from its mouth in Del Norte County to its confluence with the Shasta River in the county of Siskiyou; but this shall not abrogate or infringe upon mining rights or the rights of locating or operating mining claims on the Klamath River, existing on August 21, 1933, otherwise than by being made subject to the public rights of way herein declared.
Arroyo del Medo, in the county of Santa Clara, from its mouth to the upper line of the town of New Haven.
Mission Creek, in the county of San Francisco.
Mokelumne River, between its mouth and the first falls.
Moro Cojo Slough, in Monterey County, from Salinas River to tidewater.
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