Talk:Ordinary high water mark

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The photo is not correct. Ordinary High Water (OHW) is the line between terrestrial and in-water vegetation. Trees, such as those shown in the photo are terrestrial vegetation, even if they flood each year. Marks on trees would only be relevant if it is a tree that can grow in the water such as cypress. The trees in the photo would be dead if they were below OHW.

Helpful court cases for determination of OHW are U.S. v. Harrell, 926 F.2d.1036 (1991) in Alabama, and Sun Dial Ranch v. May Land Co., 119 Pac. 758 (1912) at the mouth of the Sandy River in Oregon. This type of boundary is centuries old, but there are a lot of people who do not understand how to determine it. "River and Lake Boundaries" by Simpson has excellent information on the subject.

147.182.5.50 20:13, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

It may be worth adding a section or a stub for the term 'high water mark' in financial lexicon. This is where performance based compensation is subject to a 'high water mark clause'. For example, if a CEO is compensated according to rise in stock price, they are only compensated for risess which have not been previously compensated. ie: they are only compensated when the price reaches a certain level for the forst time, not if it is continuously rising and falling. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.89.217.137 (talk) 05:10, August 24, 2007 (UTC)