.Within this June 26, 2023, image drawn from the International Spaceport station, sunlight shines off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama River in a sensation known as sunglint. When capturing on film Planet, astronauts typically make use of sunglint's possibility to boost the contrast between water surface areas and also surrounding land surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was actually hindered, making Dannelly Reservoir (the large shining place at center left). Development of the dam likewise brought up water table upriver. This caused flooding at numerous aspects along the stream. These disaster area are common of flood plains-- the low, level areas quickly alongside larger streams. In this photo, flooded zones appear as irregular, intense forms extending out of the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (facility bottom).Text Credit Report: Justin Wilkinson.Graphic Credit Rating: NASA/Woody Hoburg.