# N.D. Cent. Code § 47-06-07: 47-06-07. Ancient streambed taken by owners of new course as indemnity

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ND_T47_C47-06_S47-06-07

## Section

- **Citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 47-06-07
- **Heading:** 47-06-07. Ancient streambed taken by owners of new course as indemnity
- **Jurisdiction:** North Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** ND Code / Title 47 / Chapter 47-06 / Section 47-06-07

## Text

47-06-07. Ancient streambed taken by owners of new course as indemnity

If a stream, navigable or not navigable, forms a new course abandoning its ancient bed, the

owners of the land newly occupied take by way of indemnity the ancient bed abandoned, each

in proportion to the land of which the owner has been deprived.

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