New Mexico Statutes
§ 72-1-1 — Natural waters; public
New Mexico § 72-1-1
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 72-1-1 (2026).
Text
All natural waters flowing in streams and watercourses, whether such be perennial, or torrential, within the limits of the state of New Mexico, belong to the public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use. A watercourse is hereby defined to be any river, creek, arroyo, canyon, draw or wash, or any other channel having definite banks and bed with visible evidence of the occasional flow of water.
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Legislative History
Laws 1907, ch. 49, § 1; Code 1915, § 5654; C.S. 1929, § 151-101; Laws 1941,
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 72-1-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/72/72-1-1.