Attorney General Opinion No.

The Honorable Tim Tedder State Representative, 101st District 2406 E. Trail West Road Hutchinson, Kansas 67501

Dear Representative Tedder:

You inquire whether a navigable river is public, and what part of the river bed or banks is private land. You indicate that your question arises from a boundary dispute between those driving recreational vehicles on the bed and banks of the Arkansas river and an adjoining land owner who claims they are trespassing.

At issue is what part of the bed and banks of a navigable river constitutes public land for the purpose of recreational use. [Addressed elsewhere…