- Allodial: from allodium – an estate held indefinitely or for potentially indefinite duration.
- Appropriated: to be set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use.
- Boatable: capable of being floated by recreational craft.
- Dispositive: from disposition – a final settlement or determination.
- Floatage: the act of floating; often refers to transport of commercial goods.
- Impoundment: obstruction, e.g. dam.
- Laws of the Partidas: the prior existing Spanish laws that the New Mexico Constitution is based on.
- Riparian: relating to the bank of a natural watercourse.
- Riverine: relating to a river.
- Silviculture: a branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests.
- Subaqueous: underwater.
- Trotline: a comparatively short setline used near shore or along streams.
- Setline: a long heavy fishing line to which several hooks are attached in series.
- Usufructuary: from usufruct – a right to use and enjoy another’s property without damaging or diminishing the property.
- Watercourse: natural or manmade channel through which water flows.