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Thalweg (CFT_9)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: cft_9.ttl

Name
thalweg
Attribute
CFT Boundary Determination Method
Definition
A boundary that follows the deepest part of the main channel of a stream.
Description
On occasion, a thalweg boundary may instead follow the principal navigable channel of a stream. Treaties do not always specify which interpretation of thalweg is intended for a boundary.
Synonyms
Stream Thalweg
Accepted
2013-10-18
Allowed for

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.