A passage in a stretch of water where the sea or river bed has been deepened to allow access to large vessels.
a main navigation channel of the mile-wide river
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A groundbreaking civil suit began in federal court to consider claims by property owners that the destructive effects of the hurricane were amplified by a poorly designed navigation channel adjacent to the city.
Given that the boats patrol 240 miles of federal navigation channels in the harbor district, spotting small debris is not easy.
Regular dredging operations are undertaken to maintain safe depths for shipping in the navigation channel and berths.
Navigation channels and pipeline canals have brought saltwater into freshwater marshes, slowly killing them.
The heavy rainfall carried down a great number of branches, weeds and other rubbish into the main navigation channel of the reservoir.
As drawing boards fill with plans for dams, navigation channels and irrigation projects, the fragile ecology is in danger of collapsing.
Old dredges stood ready to open the navigation channels should there ever be enough water.
Other projects on the list include plans to deepen the Delaware River navigation channel for large ships.
The wreckage lies on the edge of a main navigation channel of the mile-wide river.
This act facilitated the mission of keeping navigation channels free of obstructions.