.In this particular June 26, 2023, photo drawn from the International Space Station, direct sunlight polishes off the smooth waters of the Alabama Stream in a phenomenon called sunglint. When capturing The planet, astronauts commonly make the most of sunglint's propensity to increase the comparison in between water surface areas and also concerning land areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was actually dammed, making Dannelly Storage tank (the big polishing location at center left). Construction of the dam likewise raised water table upriver. This led to flooding at many factors along the stream. These flooded zones are normal of floodplains-- the low, level areas right away next to larger streams. In this particular graphic, flooded zones appear as off-balance, bright shapes prolonging far from the river, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Debt: Justin Wilkinson.Photo Credit: NASA/Woody Hoburg.