North Dakota § 47-01-15 Banks and beds of streams - Boundary of ownership

North Dakota Statutes

§ 47-01-15 — Banks and beds of streams - Boundary of ownership

North Dakota § 47-01-15

Title 47Property

Ch. 47-01General Provisions

This text of North Dakota § 47-01-15 (Banks and beds of streams - Boundary of ownership) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.D. Cent. Code § 47-01-15 (2026).

Text

Except when the grant under which the land is held indicates a different intent, the owner of
the upland, when it borders on a navigable lake or stream, takes to the edge of the lake or
stream at low water mark. All navigable rivers shall remain and be deemed public highways. In
all cases when the opposite banks of any stream not navigable belong to different persons, the
stream and the bed thereof shall become common to both.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Except when the grant under which the land is held indicates a different intent, the owner of
the upland, when it borders on a navigable lake or stream, takes to the edge of the lake or
stream at low water mark. All navigable rivers shall remain and be deemed public highways. In
all cases when the opposite banks of any stream not navigable belong to different persons, the
stream and the bed thereof shall become common to both.