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Rivers can terminate before reaching the ocean due to high evaporation, infiltration, or endorheic basins

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Is it true that rivers can terminate before reaching the ocean due to high evaporation, infiltration, or endorheic basins?

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

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 6 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

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.

Evidence for · 6
Global analysis of river systems: from Earth system controls to Anthropocene syndromes.
2003
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M, M. (2003). Global analysis of river systems: from Earth system controls to Anthropocene syndromes.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2003.1379

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Extreme weather events and transmission losses in arid streams
2019
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Schreiner‐McGraw, A., Ajami, H., & Vivoni, E. (2019). Extreme weather events and transmission losses in arid streams. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab2949

Climate and human water use diminish wetland networks supporting continental waterbird migration.
2020
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JP, D., SL, K., NL, S., DP, C., EM, C., A, L., & JN, M. (2020). Climate and human water use diminish wetland networks supporting continental waterbird migration.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15010

Regional‐scale partitioning of transmission losses and groundwater recharge using satellite estimates of actual evapotranspiration in an arid environment
2022
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Crosbie, R., Holland, K., & McVicar, T. (2022). Regional‐scale partitioning of transmission losses and groundwater recharge using satellite estimates of actual evapotranspiration in an arid environment. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2490

Estimating Dynamics of Terminal Lakes in the Second Largest Endorheic River Basin of Northwestern China from 2000 to 2017 with Landsat Imagery
2019
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Li, B., Zhang, Y., Wang, P., Du, C., & Yu, J. (2019). Estimating Dynamics of Terminal Lakes in the Second Largest Endorheic River Basin of Northwestern China from 2000 to 2017 with Landsat Imagery. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11101164

Development of a Water Quality Management Model for Dry Rivers in Arid Regions: Application on Wadi Rumah, Saudi Arabia
2023
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Al-Hetari, M., Haider, H., Ghumman, A., Al-Salamah, I., Thabit, H., & Shafiquzzaman, M. (2023). Development of a Water Quality Management Model for Dry Rivers in Arid Regions: Application on Wadi Rumah, Saudi Arabia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.34133/ehs.0001

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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.

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