Syr_Darya_River_Floodplain,_Kazakhstan,_Central_Asia.JPG
Summary
Description Syr Darya River Floodplain, Kazakhstan, Central Asia.JPG |
English:
The Syr Darya River Floodplain is shown here as a tangle of twisting meanders and loops (image centre). The darkest areas are brushy vegetation along the present course (filled with
blue
-
green
water
); wisps of vegetation are also visible along flanking swampy depressions, or sloughs. An older floodplain appears as more diffuse dark vegetation (image upper left), where relict bends are overlain by a rectangular pattern of
cotton
fields. The straight channel of a new diversion canal—one of 16 from this point downstream—can be seen along the east bank of the
river
. The older
floodplain
is fed from the Chardara Reservoir, immediately upstream (not shown). Half the river flow is controlled from reservoirs, and half from direct water take-off from canals. In contrast to the intensive agricultural use of water shown here, water control in the mountain valleys upstream is oriented more toward power generation.
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Source | NASA Earth Observatory |
Author | ISS Expedition 25 crew |
Camera location | 42° 12′ 00″ N, 68° 12′ 00″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 42.200000; 68.200000 |
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(NASA) under
Photo ID:
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cotton fields
old floodplain
relict meander
canal
active meander