English

Alternative forms

• talweg

Noun

thalweg ‎(plural thalwege or thalwegs)

1. (geology, geography) The line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow along a river’s course.

Usage notes

• The alternative spelling talweg is consistent with the German spelling reform of 1901. ^[1]

Translations

References

1. 1 2 “‖thalweg” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

• 2005, Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (2nd edition revised), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198610572
• 2004, Susan Mayhew, A Dictionary of Geography, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198606737