.In this particular June 26, 2023, photo taken from the International Spaceport station, sunlight shines off the soft waters of the Alabama Stream in a sensation referred to as sunglint. When photographing Earth, astronauts commonly make the most of sunglint's tendency to boost the contrast in between water surfaces and also concerning land surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama Waterway was actually dammed, producing Dannelly Reservoir (the big shining area at center left). Construction of the dam likewise brought up water levels upriver. This caused flooding at a number of aspects along the river. These flooded zones are actually traditional of flood plains-- the low, level areas quickly alongside bigger streams. Within this graphic, flooded zones appear as off-balance, bright designs extending off of the river, like at Gee's Bend (center bottom).Text Credit: Justin Wilkinson.Photo Credit Report: NASA/Woody Hoburg.