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Fall Color in Ottawa
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Fall Color in Ottawa

Trees have long been cherished here for timber and for the colors they bring to “the Fall Rhapsody.”

Published Oct 24, 2020

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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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Bowknot Bend
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Bowknot Bend

The Green River in eastern Utah once carved soft sediment into meanders on a floodplain. Then the land and mountains rose and the river dug deep, preserving those meanders in stone.

Published Mar 17, 2014

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Lights along the Nile
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Lights along the Nile

City lights define the Nile River Valley as it snakes across the Egyptian desert. The cities of Naj’ Hamadi, Qena, and Luxor, shine the brightest. Communities in the hillsides create a thin border along either side of the valley. Simliar strips line the Nile itself. Most of Egypt’s population, and most of the country’s arable land, occupies the Nile River Valley.

Published Jun 25, 2003

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Green River Meanders
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Green River Meanders

The old river has cut compelling patterns and formations into the red rocks of Utah.

Published Sep 18, 2018

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Boteti River, Botswana
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Boteti River, Botswana

In September 2010, water again flowed through this riverbed after several dry years.

Published Oct 8, 2010

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Niobrara National Scenic River
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Niobrara National Scenic River

Cliffs, waterfalls, and a wide mix of vegetation line a river that winds through the Great Plains in Nebraska.

Published May 29, 2016

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Flooding along the James River, South Dakota
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Flooding along the James River, South Dakota

Acquired May 1, 2011, this natural-color image shows the James River completely filling the river valley near Jamesville, South Dakota.

Published May 3, 2011

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Vakhsh River and Lake Nurek, Tajikistan
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Vakhsh River and Lake Nurek, Tajikistan

This false-color image shows the central part of the Vakhsh River, including the Nurek Dam and reservoir.

Published Nov 25, 2008

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Flooding along the James River, South Dakota
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Flooding along the James River, South Dakota

Acquired June 5, 2011, and May 19, 2005, these false-color images compare conditions along the James River near Mitchell, South Dakota.

Published Jun 7, 2011

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River Piracy in the Yukon
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River Piracy in the Yukon

The Kaskawulsh River stole most of the water from the Slims River, dramatically reshaping the region’s drainage.

Published Apr 28, 2017

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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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Indus River, Pakistan
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Indus River, Pakistan

Between 1992 and 2009, a section of the lower Indus River changes course following the formation of an oxbow lake.

Published May 9, 2010

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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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Songhua River
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Songhua River

This false-color image from April 1, 2002, shows numerous braided channels and oxbow lakes along the Songhua River in northeastern China, just upstream of the city of Harbin.

Published Dec 27, 2005

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Mississippi Meanders
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Mississippi Meanders

Published Aug 31, 2006

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