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== General principle ==
Under the riparian principle, all landowners whose properties adjoin a body of water have the right to make reasonable use of it as it flows through or over their properties.
Riparian rights include such things as the right to access for swimming, boating and fishing; the right to wharf out to a point of navigability; the right to erect structures such as docks, piers, and boat lifts; the right to use the water for domestic purposes; the right to accretions caused by water level fluctuations; the right to exclusive use if the waterbody is non-navigable. Riparian rights also depend upon "reasonable use" as it relates to other riparian owners to ensure that the rights of one riparian owner are weighed fairly and equitably with the rights of adjacent riparian owners.<ref name="Guerin, K. 2003">{{cite web |last=Guerin |first=K |year=2003 |url=http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/research-policy/wp/2003/03-02 |title=Property Rights and Environmental Policy: A New Zealand Perspective |location=Wellington, New Zealand |publisher=New Zealand Treasury}}</ref>
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