Littoral Rights are the unrestricted rights granted to owners whose land borders oceans and large, navigable lakes that have a tide.

• A. Littoral Rights
• B. Riparian Rights
• C. Easement Rights
• D. Subsurface water rights

Answer: (A)

Littoral rights govern land that borders tidal bodies of water, such as oceans and large navigable lakes. The core idea is that the landowner’s rights extend to the shore up to the high-water mark and cover reasonable uses of the water near the shore. The water itself is not privately owned, and public or regulatory restrictions can apply. This is what distinguishes littoral rights from other water-right concepts. Riparian rights apply to flowing waters like rivers and streams, easement rights are about someone else’s right to use your land for a specific purpose, and subsurface water rights concern groundwater beneath the surface. So the description fits littoral rights because it centers on land next to tidal, shore-adjacent waters.