43 USC § 372 - Water right as appurtenant to land and extent of right

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title: "43 USC § 372 - Water right as appurtenant to land and extent of right"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "372"
section_name: "Water right as appurtenant to land and extent of right"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 8, 32 Stat. 390.)"
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# § 372. Water right as appurtenant to land and extent of right

The right to the use of water acquired under the provisions of this Act shall be appurtenant to the land irrigated, and beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure, and the limit of the right.

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**Source Credit**: (June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 8, 32 Stat. 390.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act , popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section is comprised of the proviso in section 8 of act . Remainder of section 8 is classified to .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act

Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see .