South Dakota Statutes

§ 43-17-5 — Accretions to bank of river or stream belong to owner of bank subject to existing right

South Dakota § 43-17-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 43PROPERTY
Ch. 43-17WATER BOUNDARIES AND RIPARIAN LANDS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 43-17-5 (2026).

Text

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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Related

In Re the Estate of Rosenbaum
2001 SD 44 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2001)
2 case citations

Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 584; CL 1887, § 3207; RCivC 1903, § 900; RC 1919, § 498; SDC 1939, § 51.1104.

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