Ownership of Islands in Navigable Waters
The basic rules of U.S. ownership of islands in navigable waters state that,
“On admission to the Union, title to the beds passes to the state and islands arising in a river thereafter are not public land.”

The basic rules of U.S. ownership of islands in navigable waters state that,
“On admission to the Union, title to the beds passes to the state and islands arising in a river thereafter are not public land.”