In the event the water is a non-navigable waterway, the landowner generally owns the land beneath the water to the exact center of the waterway. ... There are tides and currents that affect these bodies of water, but they do not flow by the land in the manner of streams and rivers.

What is navigable and non navigable?

A navigable waterway can be used by a commercial vessel. A non-navigable waterway cannot. A landowner of land which borders a navigable waterway owns the property up to the high-water mark at the water's edge.

What is a non navigable lake?

NON-NAVIGABLE WATERS A river is non-navigable when its water cannot be used for navigable or wood floatation. In most cases, non-navigable waters can be identified (swamps, creeks, dammed lakes, etc.). In doubtful situations, legal opinion should be obtained.