Civ. Code, § [830.] · Article 2. Boundaries
Civ. Code, § [830.]
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Section Eight Hundred and Thirty. Except where the grant under which the land is held indicates a different intent, the owner of the upland, when it borders on tide water, takes to ordinary high-water mark; when it borders upon a navigable lake or stream, where there is no tide, the owner takes to the edge of the lake or stream, at low-water mark; when it borders upon any other water, the owner takes to the middle of the lake or stream.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Code Amendments 1873-74, Ch. 612.
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- Official file
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