Glossary T

Tailwater
The downstream section of a river or stream found below a large man-made dam. The most productive tailwaters are from bottom-discharge dams, making the water relatively cold and constant in temperature.

Take down bow
A long bow or recurve that can be taken apart for transportation usually in 2 or 3 pieces.

Tarp
Waterproof canvas or laminated material.

Tide
The regular rising and falling of the water of the oceans and waters connected to the ocean.

Tide pool
A rocky pool adjacent to an ocean and filled with seawater.

Timberline
The elevation at which trees no longer grow in Colorado, timberline is usually around 11,500 feet. In latitudes farther north, the timberline descends. In British Columbia, for example, timberline is only about 4,000 feet.

Tinder
Easily flammable material used to ignite fires.

Topographical map
A map that identifies land features (topography), as well as roads and man-made structures.

Tributary
A stream or river that flows into a larger river.

Trunk (of a river)
The trunk is the main course of a river.

Tularemia
An infectious disease of wild rabbits caused by a bacterium that may be carried by ticks and transmitted to man; also called rabbit fever.