Sec. 8. Accretion rights in public freshwater lakes are limited to land from which the waters have receded or may recede from natural causes only. Accretion rights do not accrue to a riparian landowner as a consequence of lowering the public freshwater lake level by any of the following:

(1) Drainage.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-26-2-8

  • lake: means a reasonably permanent body of water that:

    Indiana Code 14-26-2-1.5

  • public freshwater lake: means a lake that has been used by the public with the acquiescence of a riparian owner. See Indiana Code 14-26-2-3
(2) Extending the shoreline into the water of the public freshwater lake by filling the public freshwater lake with soil or any other substance.

(3) Extending the shoreline away from the public freshwater lake by excavating, dredging, or channeling through the shoreline.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-4.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.6-2008, SEC.6.