Dear List Members
I am dealing with a river boundary where the river bed is wide, and filled
with shingle. There are a number of interwoven channels which can shift
over time. In some parts of the river there is an obvious main channel but
other parts not.
The legal definition of the boundary is "the middle line of the river
following its natural course". That definition is not very helpful in
practice. It may be necessary to devise some other definition. Although
currently we are dealing with just one specific boundary, a number of other
boundaries follow rivers with similar characteristics so what we do here
might set a precedent.
The boundary is a local government boundary but I would be grateful for any
references to any literature or decisions on this type of issue relating to
international, state or local boundaries.
Thanks
Donald Riezebos
Local Government Commission
PO Box 5362
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone 00-64-4-494-0541
Fax 00-64-4-495-7287
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