A thalweg is the lowest elevation in a valley or watercourse.
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thalweg >>> depositon >> inner bend
The maximum velocity of water typically occurs at the center of the stream where the flow is deepest and least affected by friction from the streambed and banks. This is known as the thalweg or thalweg line.
The deepest part of a river is called the "thalweg." This term refers to the line connecting the lowest points along the riverbed, where the water flows the fastest and is typically the deepest. The thalweg is important for navigation and ecological studies, as it often indicates the most efficient channel for water flow.
The velocity of a river is typically highest in the center of the channel, where the water has the least amount of friction with the riverbanks and bed. This is known as the thalweg.
this principle is used to form international water boundary between nations having dispute over an region, it is also binding upon LAW OF SEA.
From a longitudinal view, it is the deepest part of the riverbed from the source of the mouth. It is line of steepest descent along the streambed and is almost alway the line of fastest flow in any river
The "Main Channel".
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A fast flowing stream is called a rapid. Rapids are where the water flows downhill very fast and over underwater obstacles.
the side to sidecurves in a riverthat occur whenthe land is relativelyflatAs the river erodes quicker at the thalweg (the path of the fastest flowing water) and slower on the opposite banks, where it is depositing on the slip-off-slope, the river moves. It covers a large area over time as it moves and 'smooths out' the land.