Under U.S. common law, anyone who owns land adjacent to navigable water also owns property under the water. This doctrine is called littoral rights.

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Under U.S. common law, anyone who owns land adjacent to navigable water also owns property under the water. This doctrine, called riparian rights, makes ownership of underwater property generally to the center of the body, and gives rights of access as well.

Under US Common Law, Anyone Who Owns Land Adjacent to Navigable