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thalweg [′täl‚veg] (geography) The middle of the principal navigable waterway which serves as a boundary between two states. (geology) A line connecting the lowest points along a stream bed or a valley. Also known as valley line. A line crossing all contour lines on a land surface perpendicularly. (hydrology) Water seeping through the ground below the surface in the same direction as a surface stream course. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A river adjusts to variations in seasonal changes in volumetric flow by means of its thalweg (the thread of fastest flowing water) (Ingle and Stopp, 106), its flood plains, and its underground flow. The accord covered the shortened Russian-Chinese border (4,300 km) from the Mongolian-Chinese-Russian borders to the sea and was based on the Thalweg Principle which Gorbachev had conceded to the Chinese earlier. |
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