.In this June 26, 2023, photo extracted from the International Space Station, sun light polishes off the soft waters of the Alabama River in a sensation referred to as sunglint. When capturing Earth, rocketeers usually take advantage of sunglint's possibility to raise the contrast between water surface areas as well as surrounding property surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Stream was dammed, generating Dannelly Reservoir (the sizable shining place at facility left). Construction of the dam additionally raised water table upriver. This resulted in flooding at numerous factors along the waterway. These flooded zones are common of flood plains-- the low, flat areas immediately next to bigger streams. In this image, disaster area look like rough, vivid shapes extending out of the river, like at Gee's Bend (facility bottom).Text Credit: Justin Wilkinson.Photo Credit History: NASA/Woody Hoburg.