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Kuiseb River Reaches the Sea
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Kuiseb River Reaches the Sea

Acquired April 2, 2011, and February 27, 2011, these natural-color images show rising waters on the Kuiseb River, which flowed all the way to the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in decades.

Published Apr 12, 2011

Land Floods

The Hamra River and El Aaiún
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The Hamra River and El Aaiún

In Western Sahara, an unusual river vanishes in a sand field before it reaches the sea. In the process, it provides water for the largest city in the country.

Published May 9, 2016

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Swakop River reaches Atlantic Ocean
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Swakop River reaches Atlantic Ocean

Acquired April 2, 2011, this natural-color image shows the Swakop River draining into the Atlantic Ocean just south of Swakopmund.

Published Apr 12, 2011

Land Floods

Dunes Along the Kuiseb River
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Dunes Along the Kuiseb River

Published Aug 15, 2000

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Namibia’s Protected Coast
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Namibia’s Protected Coast

Acquired June 26, 2011, this natural-color image shows the deserts along the coastline of Namibia; most of that land has been protected by the government.

Published Oct 18, 2011

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Horton River Delta, Arctic Canada
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Horton River Delta, Arctic Canada

In the past few centuries, a river in northwestern Canada stopped wandering and assumed a more direct route to the sea.

Published Sep 4, 2012

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Connecticut River Oxbow
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Connecticut River Oxbow

Floods and new infrastructure have long since separated the distinctive bend in the river that was portrayed by landscape painter Thomas Cole in 1836.

Published Oct 15, 2017

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Mackenzie Meets Beaufort
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Mackenzie Meets Beaufort

Canada’s largest and longest river delivers vast amounts of fresh water and sediment to the sea.

Published Aug 6, 2017

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Kuiseb River Nears the Ocean
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Kuiseb River Nears the Ocean

Acquired February 27, 2011, this natural-color image shows pools of water extending from the Kuiseb River to Walvis Bay, Namibia.

Published Mar 22, 2011

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Dust Plumes off Namibia
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Dust Plumes off Namibia

Acquired May 5, 2013, this image shows parallel dust plumes blowing off the coast of Namibia.

Published May 6, 2013

Atmosphere Land Dust and Haze

A Blackwater River Meets the Sea
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A Blackwater River Meets the Sea

A satellite image offers inky evidence of the organic-rich freshwater that the Suwannee River delivers to the Gulf of Mexico.

Published Oct 27, 2018

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Sand Sea Margin, Namib Desert
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Sand Sea Margin, Namib Desert

In a land with little water, the wind does the landscaping most of the time. Ephemeral water leaves a mark, though.

Published Jul 29, 2018

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Where the Dunes End
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Where the Dunes End

Namibia’s sea of sand is bounded on its northern side by the impermanent Kuiseb River.

Published Jan 2, 2020

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Tsauchab River and Sossus Vlei Lakebed, Namibia
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Tsauchab River and Sossus Vlei Lakebed, Namibia

A pale, dry riverbed cuts through the red dunes of the Namib Sand Sea.

Published Jan 25, 2010

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Lay of the Land Between Old River and the Mississippi
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Lay of the Land Between Old River and the Mississippi

This model of the land elevation between the Mississippi, the Atchafalaya, and the Old River show the uphill fight to control river flow.

Published Jun 4, 2011

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