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.