California CodesCivil Code - CIVDivision 2 — PropertyPart 4 — Acquisition of PropertyTitle 3 — AccessionChapter 1 — Accession to Real Property [1013 – 1019]Section 1016

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Establishes that islands and accumulations of land formed in the beds of navigable streams belong to the state unless a contrary title or prescriptive right exists. The provision therefore gives the state the default ownership while expressly preserving ownership established by an existing title or prescription.

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