What occurs with "Total erosion" of a parcel of land?

When total erosion occurs on a parcel of land, it means that all the soil and material that once constituted that land have been completely washed away, often by water. As a result of this process, what was once private land may transform into a riparian area, which is a zone adjacent to a water body. This can indicate changes in land ownership and rights due to the natural movements of land and water, leading to the concept of new riparian ownership.

In the case of total erosion, landowners may lose their rights to the land completely, which typically leads to the property becoming a part of the land adjacent to water, acquiring new riparian rights. Thus, the area effectively becomes a new riparian owner as the previous ownership is effectively negated.

The other options do not accurately reflect the implications of total erosion. Land becoming public property is not automatically the case with erosion; for example, the property rights could remain with the previous owner or revert to the state under specific circumstances, but this is not a given. The notion that the property can be claimed again does not apply; once total erosion has occurred, the usual mechanisms for reclaiming land do not apply in the context of total loss. Lastly, selling the parcel at auction does not