47-06-05. Riparian accretions

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47-06-05. Riparian accretions

Where from natural causes land forms by imperceptible degrees upon the bank of a river or

stream, navigable or not navigable, either by accumulation of material or by the recession of the

stream, such land belongs to the owner of the bank, subject to any existing right of way over the

bank.

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