Hey Dom,

This guy I talked to said that the way you explained is how it normally works on most rivers, but that the Dungeness and two other rivers in the state were not this way.

He said these rivers were originally deeded by the state as strictly for irrigation, that the state didn't view them as having any fish-holding value. Because of this, the state deeded all the land, even the land UNDER the river, to the property owners.

This guy sure seemed like he knew his stuff, had done his research, etc. Perhaps as a real estate dealer, you could do a little poking around and find out if this is true. I'd also like to know about the Elwha, if it falls under the normal OHWM rules or not.

-N.