.In this June 26, 2023, photograph extracted from the International Space Station, sunshine shines off the soft waters of the Alabama Waterway in a sensation referred to as sunglint. When capturing Planet, astronauts typically make the most of sunglint's propensity to enhance the comparison between water areas as well as concerning land surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama River was actually stopped up, producing Dannelly Reservoir (the sizable polishing region at center left). Development of the dam likewise reared water table upriver. This resulted in flooding at numerous aspects along the stream. These flooded zones are actually typical of floodplains-- the low, flat regions quickly alongside larger streams. Within this graphic, flooded zones look like uneven, vivid shapes extending off of the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (center base).Text Credit History: Justin Wilkinson.Picture Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.