Property Ownership
In Missouri, 'riparian rights' apply to landowners whose property is adjacent to a non-navigable stream. These owners:
AOwn the stream bed to the center of the stream✓ Correct
BHave the right to reasonable use of the water but do not necessarily own the stream bed if it is a public waterway
CHave no rights to the water
DMust get DNR permission to use the water
Explanation
Missouri riparian law generally gives owners of land adjacent to non-navigable streams ownership of the stream bed to the middle of the stream (ad medium filum aquae). Owners of navigable waterways generally own only to the water's edge.
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