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TheRiver and Harbors Act of 1915 is an American law passed by theUnited States Congress in 1915.[1] It provided federal funds foranchorage grounds to be built in various rivers and harbors around the country. Many projects were inMaine,Connecticut,New Jersey, andMaryland.[2] The law was one of a series ofRiver and Harbors Acts passed regularly by Congress between 1824 and 1970.
Several sections of the 1915 Act have not been superseded and are still in effect underU.S. CodeTitle 33, covering navigable waters. These include a provision allowing theArmy Corps of Engineers to receive private donations towards river and harbor improvement projects, a section covering the definition ofchannel depths and dimensions, and Congress' permission for the elimination of Swan Creek inToledo, Ohio, although this has not been carried out as of 2019.[3]
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