the line marking the edge between a water body and the land, including backwaters attached to the main stream This will normally be the same as the ordinary high water level along the river
The intersection of the land with the water surface The shore line shown on charts represents the line of contact between the land and a selected water elevation In areas affected by tidal fluctuations, this line of contact is the mean high water line In confined coastal waters of diminished tidal influence, the mean water level line may be used See coast line
The intersection of the land with the water surface The shoreline shown on charts represents the line of contact between the land and a selected water elevation In areas affected by tidal fluctuations, this line of contact is the mean high water line In confined coastal waters of diminished tidal influence, the mean water level line may be used See coast line
The intersection of the land, including man-made waterfront structures, with the water surface The shoreline depicted on NOS maps and charts represents the line of contact between the land and a selected water elevation In areas affected by tidal fluctuations, the shoreline is the interpreted mean high water line In confined coastal water of diminished tidal influence, the mean water level line may be used In non-tidal waters, the line represents the land/water interface at the time of survey In areas where the land is obscured by marsh grass, cypress or similar marine vegetation, the actual shoreline can not be accurately represented Instead, the outer limit line of the vegetation area is delineated (where it would appear to the mariner as the shoreline) and is referred to as the apparent shoreline (2)