{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-16-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-16-201","heading":"Owner of land bounded by water.","body":"Except where the grant under which the land is held indicates a different intent, the owner of the land, when it borders upon a navigable lake or stream, takes to the edge of the lake or stream at low-water mark; when it borders upon any other water, the owner takes to the middle of the lake or stream.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 16. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS INCIDENTAL TO OWNERSHIP IN REAL PROPERTY","Part 2. Adjoining Landowners and Boundaries -- Fences"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0160/part_0020/section_0010/0700-0160-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:36Z","sha256":"a85846e5b87dd9905db1b7aa757981d64347bd29915b0ee562a708dbba751ce9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-16-111","next":"us-mt/70-16-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}