A Treatise on the Law of Navigable Rivers (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Navigate the boundaries of rivers and land with a 19th‑century legal classic. This detailed treatise explains how navigable waterways shape property, rights, and government power in the United States, using historical cases and statutory context to illuminate the law of alluvion, boundaries, and admiralty jurisdiction.

Delving into how surveys, fractional land, and river channels interact, this edition traces the evolution of the law from common practice to congressional action. It covers riparian rights, the meaning of low‑water marks, and how states and the federal government regulate and adjudicate river lands.

• How boundaries are determined along river banks and why precise survey lines matter.


• Impact of alluvion, avulsion, and shifting channels on property ownership.


• Nationwide discussions of admiralty jurisdiction and navigable waters.


• Historical and contemporary arguments about who owns riverbeds and beds of streams.

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