Montana § 70-18-201 Alluvion Or Accretion -- Increase Of Bank

Montana Statutes

§ 70-18-201 — Alluvion Or Accretion -- Increase Of Bank

Montana § 70-18-201

Title 70PROPERTY

Ch. 18REAL PROPERTY -- ACCESSION FIXTURES AND WATERCOURSES

Part 2Watercourses

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 70-18-201 (2026).

Text

70-18-201 . Alluvion or accretion -- increase of bank. 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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Legislative History

En. Sec. 1401, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4573, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6820, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1014; Field Civ. C. Sec. 443; re-en. Sec. 6820, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 67-1302.