Ephemeral stream

Japanese: 涸れ川 - かれがわ(英語表記)ephemeral stream
Ephemeral stream

A river that normally has no water. It can be a river with a surface layer made of permeable material, such as a river without water on an alluvial fan, or a river without water due to evaporation and infiltration, such as a wadi or arroyo in the desert. Water flows during floods.

[Shigemi Takayama]

[Reference] | Dry valley | River | Waterless river | Wadi

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

普段は水が流れていない川。扇状地の水無川(みずなしがわ)のように表層が浸透しやすい物質からなる場合と、砂漠のワジwadiやアロヨarroyoのように蒸発と浸透によって末無川(すえなしがわ)になる場合がある。洪水のときには水が流れる。

[髙山茂美]

[参照項目] | 涸れ谷 | | 水無川 | ワジ

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