Confluences

Hi all!
At first I just marked the one in this post, later edited subject so every individual findings are welcomed in this topic about confluences. (link to wikipedia article)

Rhone - Arve junction, Geneva, Switzerland
A great example of a junction of two rivers with different characteristics. The concrete installation in riverbed makes the merging even more great to see. (For different merging patterns check time slider!)

Sometimes Rhone is stronger,

panoramio shot by otsukisama

sometimes the Arve,

panoramio shot by Arthur.Besse

and at low water level concrete installation emerges.

panoramio shot by Magda GHALI

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Rhone-Arve junction.kmz (924 B)

Excellent!

Here is another good one:  American & Sacramento confluence.  There is not a concrete structure under here, and the result is a gentle swirling eddy that allow fish to rest and catch their breath.  This is a great spot to fish when the salmon are running!

Attachments:

Swirling Salmon Hole.kmz (717 B)

thanks the other good example!

now then another from Europe:
check the Danube-Tisza confluence at 

45° 8'13.62"N, 20°16'34.49"E (zoom out a bit if needed!)

default imagery even not very bad but set time slider to 2/2013 for a really cool view. (you can follow pattern 7 kms down where imagery section ends)

if you check (pity BW) imagery by 5/2012, you can follow the pattern 45 kms down to Belgrade where you see the two water still not mixed fully.(!)

River Khatanga begins at the confluence of the rivers Kotuy and Kheta.


River Khatanga.kmz (765 B)