Here is a USACE link. Click on Bartow County. Look for the red line just to the right of I-75. The red line is the boundary line. They don't seem to own very much land downstream of the dam.
http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missi...eline-Management/Maps-and-Zoning-Allocations/
The general answer is that the water belongs to the state but the property over which it flows belongs to the landowner. On all but a very few rivers in Georgia this means that the property owner along the river owns to the middle of it.
The COE does not own the Etowah in any sense. They do have regulatory jurisdiction over dredging or filling in the river.
We have very few rivers in Georgia that meet the federal definition of navigable, despite what some people will tell you. It is a much higher bar than being able to float a load of something downstream. This is the reason we have multiple court decisions allowing property owners to restrict access to certain rivers, like the Soque.
The general answer is that the water belongs to the state but the property over which it flows belongs to the landowner. On all but a very few rivers in Georgia this means that the property owner along the river owns to the middle of it.
The COE does not own the Etowah in any sense. They do have regulatory jurisdiction over dredging or filling in the river.
We have very few rivers in Georgia that meet the federal definition of navigable, despite what some people will tell you. It is a much higher bar than being able to float a load of something downstream. This is the reason we have multiple court decisions allowing property owners to restrict access to certain rivers, like the Soque.