Section 312IAC1-1-26. "Ordinary high watermark" defined

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"Ordinary high watermark" means the following:

(1) The line on the shore of a waterway established by the fluctuations of water and indicated by physical characteristics. Examples of these physical characteristics include the following:

(A) A clear and natural line impressed on the bank.

(B) Shelving.

(C) Changes in character of the soil.

(D) The destruction of terrestrial vegetation.

(E) The presence of litter or debris.

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1), the shore of Lake Michigan at five hundred eighty-one and five-tenths (581.5) feet I.G.L.D., 1985 (five hundred eighty-two and two hundred fifty-two thousandths (582.252) feet N.G.V.D., 1929).

(Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 1-1-26; filed Dec 1, 1995, 10:00 a.m.: 19 IR 659; readopted filed May 8, 2001, 3:51 p.m.: 24 IR 2895; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:42 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070111RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:13 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130169RFA)

                    
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