high-water mark
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 296 U.S. 10 - Borax Consolidated, Ltd. v. Los Angeles · 1935Most cited · 414 citing opinions
This does not mean, as petitioners contend, a physical mark made upon the ground by the waters; it means the line of high water as determined by the course of the tides.
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