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• n  a navigable body of water
• n  a conduit through which water flows

• AMONG the world's great waterways the mighty Mississippi, Germany's strategic Kiel Canal, the vital Panama and troubled Suez are all familiar names.
• But we have Riverkeepers and Baykeepers, and Soundkeepers on waterways throughout the United States whose full time job is to patrol and monitor their waterways, including San .
• In his annual message to Congress, the President turned to the question of waterways and laid out in broad outline some of the major projects now in view:.

• watercourse

News & Articles

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• Canal closures hurt businesses, delay boaters
  Heavy rain and rising water levels forced Canal officials to close off a large portion of the waterway between the Hudson River and Cayuga County. That means businesses are losing customers, and some boaters are stuck in the system. Our Candace Hopkins spoke with people in Brewerton who are patiently waiting out the situation.
  June 17, 2013 - YNN Syracuse
• Nicaragua Approves a Waterway to Rival the Panama Canal
  Nicaraguan lawmakers have approved a controversial plan to build a shipping waterway to rival the Panama Canal. The National Assembly handed exclusive rights Thursday to an untested Chinese company to build a canal that would link Nicaragua's Caribbean coast with the Pacific Ocean, a project that could cost $40 billion, twice the size of the country's economy. The HK Nicaragua Canal Development ...
  June 14, 2013 - Voice of America
• The $40 Billion Chinese Plan To Build A Waterway Across Nicaragua That Would Rival The Panama Canal Sounds Ridiculous
  The waterway, which would have to be roughly three times as long as the 50-mile Panama Canal, would be one of the largest infrastructure projects ever.
  June 13, 2013 - Business Insider

Quotes

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• Debbie Stabenow in WHTC
  Stabenow said the legislation calls for a permanent separation that will, quote, "allow shipping and cargo to pass through but prevent the waterway, and any invasive species living in it, from entering Lake Michigan."
• Siim Kallas in EurActiv
  This regulation on the rights of passengers travelling by sea and by inland waterway will extend passenger rights to further transport modes,said Siim Kallas, Commission vice-president in charge of transport. "This means that passengers...
• Manouchehr Mottaki in APA
  The summit is against previous agreements, in which the five Caspian littoral states came to the understanding that any decision on the waterway should be made with the participation of all its neighboring countries,said Mottaki.