thalweg

Noun

Meaning

thalweg (plural thalwege or thalwegs)

(geology, geography, cartography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Hypernyms

edge bound boundary contour

Examples

Similarly, an expected thalweg of where surface water would want to travel in intermittent and permanent streams can be computed from elevation data in the GIS. Source: Internet

The water boundaries are still set to be the original thalweg of the rivers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

thallus Thalman thaluk Thalwil THAM Thamar