Section 43-17-1 - Land below ordinary high-water mark of navigable lake or stream--Law governing ownership

43-17-1. Land below ordinary high-water mark of navigable lake or stream--Law governing ownership.The ownership of land below ordinary high-water mark, and of land below the water of a navigable lake or stream, is regulated by the laws of the United States or by such laws of the state as the Legislature may enact. Source: CivC 1877, §169; CL 1887, §2685; RCivC 1903, §192; RC 1919, §262; SDC 1939, §51.0206.