Adam,
The compact itself answers your questions thus:
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1. "Vegetation" means trees, shrubs, grasses, and other plant species that
substantially cover the ground. Whether the vegetation substantially covers the
ground is determined by reference to the density of the coverage of the ground
by trees, shrubs, grasses, and other plant species in the area adjacent to the
relevant portion of the riverbed; and
2. "Vegetation line" means the visually identifiable continuous line of
vegetation that is adjacent to that portion of the riverbed kept practically
bare of vegetation by the natural flow of the river and is continuous with the
vegetation beyond the riverbed. Stray vegetation, patches of vegetation, or
islands of vegetation within the riverbed that do not form such a line are not
considered part of the vegetation line. Where the riverbed is entered by the
inflow of another watercourse or is otherwise interrupted or disturbed by a
man-made event, the line constituting the boundary is an artificial line formed
by extending the vegetation line above and below the other watercourse or
interrupted or disturbed area to connect and cross the watercourse or area.
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I thought I had included a link to the full text of the compact in my post last
night, but that was a link to the joint resolution of Congressional consent.
Since I can't now find the full text on the web, I have uploaded it from my hard
drive to www.mexlist.com/bp/redriver.htm . Enjoy.
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
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From: "adamnvillani" <avillani@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 11:30 AM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Oklahoma / Texas Border - River Borders
> I'm a bit puzzled by the term "vegetation line." If somebody clears
> away the plants on their property on the south side of the river,
> does that change the state line? What if they put a building
> partially over the water and partially over dry land? What if, say, a
> cypress tree were to grow in the middle of the river? Or
> is "vegetation line" a term that just means "dry land" or "point
> where vegetation *might* grow?"
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