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Beginner's Guide to Lakes, Rivers and Swamps on
Landsat GeoCover Satellite Images
Lakes can range from black to a rich blue. The color depends upon water depth, sediment load, turbidity and surface disturbance.
Rivers can range from black to a rich blue.
Swamps are vegetated areas with a shallow water cover. Their color on the Landsat images is between the green of vegetation and the black/blue of water.
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The Great Lakes of North America. |
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Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan. |
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Lago de Managua and Lago de Nicaragua in Nicaragua. |
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Xi River, Guangdong, China. |
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The Brahmaputra River in India is a good example of a "braided" river. |
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The junction of the Euphrates and Khabur Rivers in Syria. Rivers are easy to spot in arid areas due to the vegetation concentrated around the banks.
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Marshlands along the banks of Delaware Bay, U.S.A. |
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The Everglades, Florida, U.S.A. |
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