River and Lake Boundaries

Surveying Water Boundaries - Second Edition

By James A. Simpson, PE and LS

 

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

Subjects frequently of use to those working on water boundaries include:

  • Map interpretation
  • Photogrammetry
  • Tree ring counting for dating purposes
  • Soil science applications
  • Terrain dating using, carbon 14, lichenometry, rock varnish and plant skeletons
  • Calculation of medial lines
  • Hydrology and hydraulic engineering applications
  • Courtroom techniques

 

The Friedkin Report. Plates from this  classical study of river movements under controlled conditions is helpful in understanding how rivers act under erosion and accretion.

 

 

 

 

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