The rights of the
owners of lands on the banks of
watercourses, to take advantageous use of
the water on, under or adjacent to their
land.
Under the riparian principle, all
landowners whose property is adjacent to a
body of water have the right to make
reasonable use of it. If there is not enough
water to satisfy all users, allotments are
generally fixed in proportion to frontage on
the water source. These rights cannot be
sold or transferred other than with the
adjoining land, and water cannot be
transferred out of the watershed.
Riparian rights include such things as
the right to access for swimming, boating
and fishing; the right to wharf out to a
point of navigability; the right to erect
structures such as docks, piers, and boat
lifts; the right to use the water for
domestic purposes; the right to accretions
caused by water level fluctuations; the
right to view and protection of view.
Riparian rights also depend upon "reasonable
use" as it relates to other riparian owners
to ensure that the rights of one riparian
owner are weighed fairly and equitably with
the rights of adjacent riparian owners.
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