thalweg

thalweg
The deep way or most navigable channel; the middle, deepest, or most navigable channel. State of Iowa v Illinois, 147 US 1, 8, 37 L Ed 55, 57, 13 S Ct 239. The name given to the principle of the law of nations that where nations are divided by a navigable river, each should hold for commercial reasons to the center thread of the main channel or current along which vessels in the carrying trade pass, in other words to the channel of commerce, not the shallow water of the stream. 30 Am J Rev ed Internat L § 16.

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  • Thalweg — (pronEng|ˈtɑːlvɛg [OED] ; an English word compounded from the German elements Thal (since Duden s orthography reform of 1901 written Tal ) meaning valley , and Weg , meaning way ) is a term adopted into English usage for geography and… …   Wikipedia

  • thalweg — 1831, from Ger. Thalweg path along the bottom of a valley, from thal (see DALE (Cf. dale)) + weg (see WAY (Cf. way)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Thalweg — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Thalweg — Thalweg, der stärkste u. tiefste Stromstrich in einem Fluß, wo stets das Fahrwasser ist …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • thalweg — talweg [ talvɛg ] n. m. VAR. thalweg • 1812; thalweg XVIIe; mot all., de Tal, (vx) Thal « vallée » et Weg « chemin » ♦ Géogr. Ligne de fond d une vallée. Dans une vallée drainée, le talweg est le lit du cours d eau. talweg ou thalweg n …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • thalweg — (tal vègh ) s. m. Ligne plus ou moins sinueuse au fond d une vallée, suivant laquelle se dirigent les eaux courantes.    Thalweg d une vallée, la ligne d intersection des plans de pente latérale des deux berges de la vallée.    Thalweg d un cours …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Thalweg — Talweg Pour les articles homonymes, voir Talweg (homonymie). Un talweg (ou thalweg) correspond à la ligne qui rejoint les points les plus bas d une vallée[1]. Sommaire 1 Talweg …   Wikipédia en Français

  • thalweg — ► sustantivo masculino Línea del mayor declive de un valle por la cual van las aguas corrientes cuando existen. IRREG. plural thalweg tb:tálveg * * * (voz alemana) ► masculino Vaguada …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • thalweg — /talveyk/ Old German spelling of Talweg, which title see. Under the doctrine of thalweg, the water boundary between states is defined as the middle of the deepest or most navigable channel, as distinguished from the geographic center or a line… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Thalweg Doctrine — The Thalweg Doctrine, a part of International Law, aims to resolve water boundary disputes. According to this doctrine, the boundary between two states divided by a flowing body of water may be drawn along the thalweg, which is the line of… …   Wikipedia

  • THALWEG — n. m. T. de Géographie Ligne de plus grande pente, suivant le fond d’une vallée, d’un vallon, d’un ravin …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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