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Typical Problems with Basins

by Matthew Perry last modified 06-07-2011 14:48

Describing and classifying the typical tough cases that violate the assumptions of our basins model. Eventually we'll want to revist these and determine a way to handle them. Note that all coordinates given are LAT followed by LON for easier entry into Google Earth.

Completely Desert Basins

So dry that any overland flow is nonexistent and all water is absorbed by sand.

Desert watersheds































Dry Washes

Arid regions can have substantial rivers end in a non-channelized wash, all flow apparently absorbed by the sand. (sheet flow)

Non draining plateaus

flat areas (sometimes inland, sometimes coastal) where there is no evidence of water draining in any direction.

-18.16 17.16
Non draining plateau






















Lakes with multiple drains


Deltas

Large rivers can have mutiple pours spanning a delta

The ambiguous ocean mask

Determining where the river ends and the ocean begins is not always clear.

Coastal Lakes

The upstream flow can end its journey at lake or lagoon that may or may not interact with the ocean. To complicate matters these coastal lakes can often spread parralel to the coast connecting by spurious little channels, subsuming multiple basins and potentially having multiple pours.

Examples

Libya (31.63 15.51)

Human Channelization

Diverting water out of rivers can cause drainages to merge or cause part of the flow to be directed into its own internal drain (Toshka Lakes on the Nile)




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