Crossword clues for thalweg
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thalweg \Thal"weg`\, n. [G., fr. thal valley + weg way. See Dale; Way.] (Physiography)
A line following the lowest part of a valley, whether under water or not.
The line of continuous maximum descent from any point on a land surface, or that cutting all contours and angles.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (context geology geography English) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow along a river’s course.
WordNet
n. the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states
a line following the lowest points of a valley
Wikipedia
In geography and fluvial geomorphology, a thalweg or talweg is the line of lowest elevation within a valley or watercourse. Under international law, thalwegs can acquire special significance because disputed river borders are often deemed to run along the river's thalweg.
Usage examples of "thalweg".
The dates form a kind of square with a sharp triangle to the south, upon the left bank of the thalweg, which overflows them during floods.
In the early 1970s, Iraqi casualties from the renewed warfare with the Kurds were such as to induce Saddam Husayn to sign an agreement with the shah of Iran in Algiers in March 1975 recognizing the thalweg, or the midpoint of the Shatt al Arab, as the boundary between the two countries.