Waterbody

For purposes of the Nationwide Permits, a waterbody is a jurisdictional water of the United States. If a jurisdictional wetland is adjacent - meaning bordering, contiguous, or neighboring - to a waterbody determined to be a water of the United States, that waterbody and its adjacent wetlands are considered together as a single aquatic unit. Examples of "waterbodies" include streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands (US Army Corps of Engineers, 2012 Nationwide Permits, Conditions, and Definitions)