Property Ownership

In Idaho, 'riparian rights' apply to:

AAll water use in Idaho
BRights of landowners adjacent to streams or rivers, but Idaho's prior appropriation doctrine primarily governs consumptive use✓ Correct
COnly underground (groundwater) rights
DWater rights purchased from the state

Explanation

While riparian rights apply to some non-consumptive uses (swimming, fishing) along adjacent waterways, Idaho's prior appropriation doctrine ('first in time, first in right') primarily governs consumptive water use rights.

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