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Originally Posted by italk2u
I think there might be some misunderstanding on the definition of "high water mark> By definition: "the level reached by the sea at high tide, or by a lake or river at its highest stand."
So at the point where , by example, the Stauffer had reached it's highest point at any given time, is the high water mark. So even if the water has since rescinded, you are still within the high water mark, even though you are on dry land.
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That's a pretty liberal interpretation of the high water mark. Downtown Calgary had the Bow River flow through it in 2013!
Best indicator of the normal high water mark is where terrestial vegetation begins,,, that is grasses, trees and other plants that typically cannot grow in aquatic environs.