.Within this June 26, 2023, photograph drawn from the International Space Station, sunlight polishes off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama Waterway in a sensation referred to as sunglint. When capturing on film The planet, astronauts frequently make the most of sunglint's propensity to increase the comparison between water areas and regarding property areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was actually stopped up, making Dannelly Tank (the huge polishing area at facility left). Building of the dam likewise raised water table upriver. This caused flooding at several aspects along the stream. These flooded zones are traditional of flood plains-- the low, level locations immediately next to much larger rivers. In this particular photo, disaster area look like rough, bright designs extending far from the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (center base).Text Credit Report: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.