.In this particular June 26, 2023, photograph taken from the International Space Station, direct sunlight shines off the hassle-free waters of the Alabama Waterway in a sensation called sunglint. When capturing on film The planet, rocketeers frequently make use of sunglint's tendency to enhance the comparison between water surfaces and surrounding land surface areas.In the 1960s, the Alabama River was repressed, making Dannelly Storage tank (the large shining place at facility left). Building of the dam also increased water table upriver. This resulted in flooding at numerous aspects along the river. These disaster area are typical of flood plains-- the low, level regions quickly alongside much larger waterways. In this graphic, disaster area look like irregular, intense designs extending away from the waterway, like at Gee's Bend (facility bottom).Text Credit: Justin Wilkinson.Image Credit: NASA/Woody Hoburg.