{"data":{"id":"us-mt/70-18-205","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"70-18-205","heading":"Island formed by division of stream.","body":"If a stream navigable or not navigable, in forming itself a new arm, divides itself and surrounds land belonging to the owner of the shore and thereby forms an island, the island belongs to such owner.","path":["TITLE 70. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 18. REAL PROPERTY -- ACCESSION FIXTURES AND WATERCOURSES","Part 2. Watercourses"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0180/part_0020/section_0050/0700-0180-0020-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:37Z","sha256":"853a067f8ccb3165438209b8f5ab5a3a3b3405c8889154f46a1a3094388c0577","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/70-18-204","next":"us-mt/70-18-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}