Word info

endorheic

Adjective

Meaning

endorheic (not comparable)

(hydrology) Of a basin or lake: having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation or seepage into the ground.
Synonyms: closed, terminal
Antonym: exorheic

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

However, fish passage is limited to the stretch below Hells Canyon. citation The Snake River watershed is bounded by several other major North American watersheds, which drain both to the Atlantic or the Pacific, or into endorheic basins. Source: Internet

Lake Van is one of the world's largest endorheic lakes (having no outlet). Source: Internet

In addition, due to its location within a series of endorheic basins, none of its rivers lead to the sea. Source: Internet

Other lakes are found in endorheic basins or along the courses of mature rivers. Source: Internet

The grey areas are endorheic basins that do not drain to the ocean. Source: Internet

There are also several large endorheic basins between the Missouri and Nelson watersheds in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Source: Internet

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