History. Orig. Code 1863, §§ 2208, 2209; Code 1868, §§ 2203, 2204; Code 1873, §§ 2229, 2230; Code 1882, §§ 2229, 2230; Civil Code 1895, §§ 3059, 3060; Civil Code 1910, §§ 3631, 3632; Code 1933, §§ 85-1303, 85-1304; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 44.
Law reviews.
For article, “Some Legal Problems Involved in Saving Georgia’s Marshlands,” see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 27 (1970).
For article, “Public Rights in Georgia’s Tidelands,” see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 79 (1974).
For annual survey article on real property law, see 50 Mercer L. Rev. 307 (1998).
Structure Georgia Code
§ 44-8-1. Ownership of Running Water; Right to Divert or Adulterate Water
§ 44-8-5. Rights of Adjoining Landowners in Navigable Streams
§ 44-8-7. Rights of Owners of Land Adjacent to or Covered by Navigable Tidewaters
§ 44-8-8. Exclusive Appropriation of Tidewaters
§ 44-8-9. Construction of Levees and Ditches; Diversion of Watercourses