RIVER & LAKE BOUNDARIES

Surveying Water Boundaries - Second Edition
James A. Simpson, PE & LS

Chapter 8

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.