beach erosionThree distinct common law rules deal with the capricious nature of the shoreline.  These terms are referred to in the legal community as accretion, erosion and avulsion.

“Accretion” is the term which applies to the gradual increase or acquisition of land by the action of natural forces washing up sand, soil or silt from the water course or seashore.  The
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