§ 1017
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/ca/civil-code/1017·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
An island, or an accumulation of land, formed in a stream which is not navigable, belongs to the owner of the shore on that side where the island or accumulation is formed; or, if not formed on one side only, to the owners of the shore on the two sides, divided by an imaginary line drawn through the middle of the river.