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Playa

#1 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Sun Sep 03, 2023 6:04 am

A dry lake bed, also known as a playa, is a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes exceed recharge.
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Re: Playa

#2 Post by jarnon » Sun Sep 03, 2023 7:19 am

Thanks, TMITSSS, you've increased my vocabulary. Does the word derive from the Spanish word for beach?
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Re: Playa

#3 Post by Beebs52 » Sun Sep 03, 2023 11:55 am

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Re: Playa

#4 Post by Beebs52 » Sun Sep 03, 2023 12:01 pm

Irony
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#5 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:11 am

I heard it called Woodstuck
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Re: Playa

#6 Post by Beebs52 » Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:51 am

:lol:
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