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us-gu · Through P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)

21 GCA § 9202: Boundaries by Water.

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  1. Title 21: Real Property
  2. Division 1 - Ownership of Real or Immovable Property
  3. Chapter 9: Rights of Owners
  4. ARTICLE 2: BOUNDARIES

Except where the grant under which the land is held indicates a different intent, the owner of the upland, when it borders on tidewater, takes to ordinary high-water mark; when it borders upon a navigable stream, where there is no tide, the owner takes to the edge of the stream, at low-water mark; when it borders upon any other water, the owner takes to the middle of the stream.

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