> On 8 May 2010 11:16, John Henderson <snow...@gmx.com> wrote:
>> Not to mention the difference between a ford and a floodway.  Sometimes
>> the distinction isn't clear, and best left to the mapper.
>
> What is the difference between a ford and a floodway/causeway? I
> thought they were the same thing.
>

Causeway can mean two things
can be the concrete in the river bed you drive over
or a raised area which keeps you clear of the water

Floodway
is an occasional ford
only in those odd years that water falls from the sky


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