Geology and Minerals

Dry lake

A dry lake bed, also called a playa (), is a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes exceed recharge. If the floor of a dry lake is covered by deposits of alkaline compounds, it is called an alkali flat. If covered with salt, it is called a salt flat.

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• ▸Hingol River
• ▸Alcest
• ▸Home Reef

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