Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Artificial watercourse
see watercourse.
artificial watercourse
A man-made watercourse, usu. to be used only temporarily. ( If the watercourse is of a permanent character and has been maintained for a sufficient length of time, it may be considered a natural watercourse to which riparian rights can attach. "An artificial waterway or stream may, under some circumstances, have the characteristics and incidents of a natural watercourse. In determining the question, three things seem generally to be taken into consideration by the courts: (1) whether the way or stream is temporary or permanent; (2) the circumstances under which it was created; and (3) the mode in which it has been used and enjoyed." 78 Am. Jur. 2d Waters ยง 196, at 644 (1975).