Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Nomenclature (thalweg)<br/>
Date: Dec 04, 2002 @ 12:02<br/>
Author: Peter Smaardijk (Peter Smaardijk &lt;smaardijk@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1720971249">--- acroorca2002 &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:orc@...">orc@...</a>&gt; wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; doctor<br/>
&gt; our search function & nomenclature are often equally ridiculous<br/>
&gt; but a thalweg is just the deepest & swiftest part of any stream<br/>
&gt; aka the center of the navigation channel<br/>
&gt; & is usually visible as a sort of crease on the surface of the water<br/>
&gt; or else as a line in the lowest part of the dry bed<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; this line is frequently tho not always found near midstream<br/>
&gt; but treaties often specify it as the official boundary<br/>
&gt; rather than the middle of the river or a bank etc<br/>
&gt; so that both parties will have equal access for transport<br/>
&gt; & also for ease of precise identification<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>The thalweg also makes it clear to which country islands in a river<br/>
belong. In dry times, these islands could become attached to one of the<br/>
banks. When the border follows the thalweg, it will become attached to<br/>
the bank of the same state, and the border will stay in the water. That<br/>
is, as long as the river still contains any water, of course.<br/>
<br/>
Peter S.<br/>
<br/>
Peter S.<br/>
<br/>
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