Indiana § 14-26-2-4 - "Shoreline or water line"
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 14-26-2-4 — "Shoreline or water line", with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-26-2-4. "Shoreline or water line"
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "shoreline or water line" means:
(1) if the water level has been legally established, the line formed on the bank or shore by the water surface at the legally established average normal level; or
(2) if the water level has not been legally established, the line formed by the water surface at the average level as determined by:
(A) existing water level records; or
(B) if water level records are not available, the action of the water that has marked upon the soil of the bed of the lake a character distinct from that of the bank with respect to vegetation as well as the nature of the soil.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-11.1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.19.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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