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4.3.3 Sinking Rivers (Streamsinks)

In karst regions, the subsurface drainage system is usually very well developed. Many rivers and streams flowing onto a karst will lose almost all water to the underground. The water can flow directly into caves or can be lost through fissures, joints, and dolines. The rivers can also have a series of sinking points, and flow is often intermittent.


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Sinking stream
Sinking stream
Jennings, J. N.
Karst.
The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971.
Sinking stream 

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