DIVISION 2. WATER 1000-5951›PART 3. DETERMINATION OF WATER RIGHTS 2000-2900›CHAPTER 3. Statutory Adjudications 2500-2868›ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 2500-2503

§ 2500

California Water Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

As used in this chapter, “stream system” includes stream, lake, or other body of water, and tributaries and contributory sources, but does not include an underground water supply other than a subterranean stream flowing through known and definite channels.

(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368.)

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