Upland Conveyances, Generally For nearly all states, on a river navigable for title, the upland’s riparian boundary with the State (owning the riverbed)…
Author: Dr. Richard L. Elgin, PS, PE
10.12.2021
The Riparian Boundary Challenge
Question: Where’s the boundary? Answer: It can depend on many factors, some unknown and unknowable to the surveyor.
In the United States, rivers, streams and lakes provide a natural boundary for millions of parcels along thousands of miles of boundary line…
04.19.2019
The Short Story of the Red River, Oklahoma v. Texas, and the Gradient Boundary—1803–1952
Banquo’s Ghost The troubled Red River boundary between Oklahoma and Texas is like Shakespeare’s Banquo’s Ghost, “It Will Not Down.” From a vague…