A guelta ( Arabic: قلتة, also transliterated qalta or galta; Berber: agelmam) is a pocket of water that forms in drainage canals or wadis in the Sahara. [1] The size and duration will depend on the location and conditions. It may last year-round through the dry season if fed by a source such as a spring. [1] When a river (wadi) dries up, there may be pockets of water remaining along its course (c.f. oxbow lake). [1] In Western Sahara, gueltas correspond to oases. [1]
Some examples include Guelta d'Archei in Chad and Timia in Niger.
References
- ^ a b c d Gene E. Likens, ed. (2010). Lake Ecosystem Ecology: A Global Perspective. Academic Press. p. 269. ISBN 9780123820037. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
See also
- Billabong - term for a similar type of body of water in Australia
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A guelta ( Arabic: قلتة, also transliterated qalta or galta; Berber: agelmam) is a pocket of water that forms in drainage canals or wadis in the Sahara. [1] The size and duration will depend on the location and conditions. It may last year-round through the dry season if fed by a source such as a spring. [1] When a river (wadi) dries up, there may be pockets of water remaining along its course (c.f. oxbow lake). [1] In Western Sahara, gueltas correspond to oases. [1]
Some examples include Guelta d'Archei in Chad and Timia in Niger.
References
- ^ a b c d Gene E. Likens, ed. (2010). Lake Ecosystem Ecology: A Global Perspective. Academic Press. p. 269. ISBN 9780123820037. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
See also
- Billabong - term for a similar type of body of water in Australia
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