[1] Change in the natural course of the waters of the river;
[2] Such change causes the abandonment of the river beds; and
[3] Such change is sudden or abrupt.
What is a"natural bed"? A natural bed is the ground covered by the waters of a river during ordinary floods.
What are the results of the change of course of a river?
[1] Owners whose lands are occupied by the new course automatically become owners of the old bed, in proportion to the area they lost.
[2] Owners of the lands adjoining the old bed are given the right to acquire the same by paying the value of the land but not exceeding the value of the land invaded by the new bed (the old property of the owner).
[3] The new bed opened by the river on a private estate shall become of public dominion.
