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Rivers can terminate before reaching the ocean due to high evaporation, infiltration, or endorheic basins
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Rivers can indeed terminate before reaching the ocean due to high evaporation, infiltration, and endorheic basin dynamics.

Evidence for · 6
Global analysis of river systems: from Earth system controls to Anthropocene syndromes.
2003 · cited by 104
Paper 0 discusses how human water use, irrigation, and basin characteristics globally lead to a generalized decrease or termination of river flow.
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The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that rivers can terminate inland due to factors such as evaporation, infiltration (transmission losses), and endorheic basins. Multiple papers discuss endorheic systems, terminal lakes, and arid river basins where water fails to reach the ocean.

More for · 5
Extreme weather events and transmission losses in arid streams
2019 · cited by 24
Paper 3 examines how channel transmission losses via infiltration in arid watersheds affect the water balance.
Climate and human water use diminish wetland networks supporting continental waterbird migration.
2020 · cited by 20
Paper 4 discusses endorheic watersheds and terminal lakes where surface water bodies terminate without reaching the ocean.
Regional‐scale partitioning of transmission losses and groundwater recharge using satellite estimates of actual evapotranspiration in an arid environment
2022 · cited by 11
Paper 7 analyzes transmission losses through evaporation and infiltration in arid river floodplains.
Estimating Dynamics of Terminal Lakes in the Second Largest Endorheic River Basin of Northwestern China from 2000 to 2017 with Landsat Imagery
2019 · cited by 10
Paper 10 evaluates terminal lakes within endorheic river basins where rivers end inland.
Development of a Water Quality Management Model for Dry Rivers in Arid Regions: Application on Wadi Rumah, Saudi Arabia
2023 · cited by 8
Paper 11 incorporates evaporation and infiltration losses in dry rivers located in arid regions.
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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8804 Aug 2026
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