On the alberta bc border here they used to change the creek bed all the time to allow peeps to drink under whatever law was more relaxed.
Because both provinces claimed up to whichever way the water was flowing(continental divide) the creek would be made to flow either way as there was a bar right smack on the legal border.Some people will remember it as shortys.
Anyway some guy bought the land and tried to claim the little triangle between the creeks as unoccupied and he called it Turners kingdom.
Tried to have his own money printed and everything.
CBC's on the road did a show on it years ago.
Turner never did get his kingdom.:lol: