Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Nomenclature (thalweg)
Date: Dec 04, 2002 @ 12:02
Author: Peter Smaardijk (Peter Smaardijk <smaardijk@...>)
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> doctorThe thalweg also makes it clear to which country islands in a river
> our search function & nomenclature are often equally ridiculous
> but a thalweg is just the deepest & swiftest part of any stream
> aka the center of the navigation channel
> & is usually visible as a sort of crease on the surface of the water
> or else as a line in the lowest part of the dry bed
>
> this line is frequently tho not always found near midstream
> but treaties often specify it as the official boundary
> rather than the middle of the river or a bank etc
> so that both parties will have equal access for transport
> & also for ease of precise identification