Stream Patterns in the SnowApril 30, 2000On a flight from Spokane, Washington to Salt Lake City, Utah, these patterns of streams in the snow were observed in the mountains of southern Idaho. They are examples of the patterns of water runoff that help shape the surface of the Earth.
The areas of white in the above photographs appear to be flat valley regions where the meandering of the streams over time has leveled out the terrain. They show the major influence of the flowing water on the form of the area. |
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