[talk-au] rendering fords

John Henderson snowgum at gmx.com
Sat May 8 03:37:14 BST 2010


On 08/05/10 11:57, John Smith wrote:

> What is the difference between a ford and a floodway/causeway? I
> thought they were the same thing.

I've always understood a causeway to be a longish raised road that keeps 
you out of the water when travelling across an otherwise wet area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causeway

And a floodway to be a section of road that you wouldn't usually need to 
slow for, but which might be subject to brief flooding after local rain.

John H




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