Water utilized as a means of commercial (and sometimes recreational) transportation. Includes water used to lift a vessel in a lock, or maintain a navigable channel level. Navigational water use is considered a non-consumptive instream use of water and is generally not measured or accounted for.
NAVIGATIONAL WATER USE
Meaning of NAVIGATIONAL WATER USE in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012