Meaning of THALWEG
| Pronunciation: | | 'tâlveg
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- [n] a line following the lowest points of a valley
- [n] the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Thal"weg`\, n. [G., fr. thal valley + weg way. See
{Dale}; {Way}.] (Physiography)
(a) A line following the lowest part of a valley, whether
under water or not.
(b) The line of continuous maximum descent from any point on
a land surface, or that cutting all contours and angles.
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- The bottom (at its deepest point) of any streambed or channel, natural or manmade (i.e., the bottom of any culvert, etc.). In a natural stream the term "thalweg" is generally used.
- The line connecting the lowest or deepest points along a streambed.
- The line of deepest water within the low flow channel of a stream. The term "invert" is usually used by engineers, especially for artificial channels or culverts.
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