Reliction is when land is exposed due to a natural process that results in the withdrawal of water, such as when a river channel dries up. Accretion occurs when soil and gravel are deposited on a river bank, resulting in a gradual increase in a land area through natural means.

What is a Reliction?

The increase in land caused by the gradual recession, shrinkage, or change in course of a body of water (such as a lake, sea, or river) which gives the owner of the riparian property more dry land. Reliction is classified as a type of a riparian right.

What is economic Reliction?

1 : the gradual recession of water leaving land permanently uncovered.