playa lake

  • 1Playa lake — A playa lake is formed when rain fills this hole with water, creating a small lake. Playa lakes are typically endorheic. Playas can also form when the water table intersects the surface and water seeps into them. Playas are typically formed in… …

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  • 2playa lake —    A shallow, intermittent lake in a arid or semiarid region, covering or occupying a playa in the wet season but drying up in summer; an ephemeral lake that upon evaporation leaves or forms a playa.    GG …

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  • 3playa lake — noun : a lake in an arid or semiarid region that evaporates during the drier months to leave a playa …

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  • 4playa — /pluy euh/, n. Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually occupied by a shallow lake during or after prolonged, heavy rains. Cf. dry lake. [1850 55, Amer.; < Sp: shore < LL plagia;&#8230; …

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  • 5Playa — A playa (or pan) is a dry or ephemeral lakebed, generally extending to the shore, or a remnant of, an endorheic lake. Such flats consist of fine grained sediments infused with alkali salts. Playas are also known as alkali flats, sabkhas, dry&#8230; …

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  • 6Lake Tsimanampetsotsa — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Tsimanampetsotsa image lake = Lake Tsimanampetsotsa NASA.jpg caption lake = from space image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Toliara Province coords = coord|24|07|S|43|45|E|type:waterbody&#8230; …

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  • 7Playa del Rey, Los Angeles — Playa del Rey &#160;&#160;Neighborhood of Los Angeles&#160;&#160; Playa del Rey as seen from Ballona Creek …

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  • 8Playa Bonita Cabañas — (Сан Карлос де Барилоче,Аргентина) Категория отеля: Адрес: Orion 8507, Playa Bonita, 840 …

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  • 9Playa De Havasu by Destination Havasu — (Lake Havasu City,США) Категория отеля: Адрес: 2799 War Eagle …

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  • 10Playa (disambiguation) — Playa or playas (Spanish for beach ) when used in English may refer to one of the following:* Playa, also known as an alkali flat or sabkha, a shallow depression with no outlet which periodically fills with water to form a temporary lake *&#8230; …

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