River boundary
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 18 U.S. 374 - Handly's v. Anthony · 1820Most cited · 119 citing opinions
low water mark; main, permanent river
Wherever the river is a boundary between States, it is the main, the permanent river, which constitutes that boundary; and the mind will find itself embarrassed with insurmountable difficulty in attempting to draw any other line than the low water mark.
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