Property Ownership

Water rights associated with land adjacent to a river are called:

AAppurtenant rights
BRiparian rights✓ Correct
CLittoral rights
DPrior appropriation rights

Explanation

Riparian rights belong to owners of land adjacent to a flowing body of water (river, stream). Riparian owners have the right to use the water for reasonable purposes. Littoral rights apply to land adjacent to seas, lakes, or oceans.

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