A navigable (in the legal sense)river runs along the boundary between New York and Pennsylvania.Ned owns a farm along the New York side of the river Pete owns a farm in Pennsylvania across the river from Ned's farm.Who owns the riverbed, or at least part thereof, between the farms:
A)Ned and Pete.
B)New York and Pennsylvania.
C)New York.
D)Pennsylvania.
E)The United States.

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In the United States, when a navigable river serves as a boundary between states, the ownership of the riverbed is typically divided along the geographical middle of the river between the two states. Therefore, both New York and Pennsylvania would own parts of the riverbed between Ned's and Pete's farms.

A Navigable (In the Legal Sense)river Runs Along the Boundary