### Question
How does CHEROKEE, CHOCTAW, AND CHICKASAW NATIONS CLAIMS SETTLEMENT define Drybed Lands?


### Answer
Under *25 U.S.C. § 1779b*, **Drybed Lands** is defined as:

> those lands which, on December 13, 2002, lie above and contiguous to the mean high water mark of the Arkansas River in the State of Oklahoma

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 1779b*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 19-INDIAN LAND CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS > SUBCHAPTER XIII-CHEROKEE, CHOCTAW, AND CHICKASAW NATIONS CLAIMS SETTLEMENT**

