dry lakebed
Parched ancient reservoir
A dry lakebed is the flat, often cracked floor of a lake that has lost its water—whether seasonally, over geological time, or through human diversion.
These barren expanses appear in deserts and arid regions, sometimes called playas or salt flats: The dry lakebed stretched for miles, its surface baked white by the sun.
They're prized for land speed record attempts because of their natural flatness.
- playaDried lakebed in desert
- salt flatEvaporated lakebed crust
- salt crustHardened mineral surface layer
- cracked earthDried ground with fissures
- alkaliAcid-neutralizing ionic compound
cracked mud · desert · desert floor · evaporation · dust · dust devil · parched · barren · sediment · mirage · hardpan · Bonneville · speed record · Death Valley · land speed · racing · land sailing · mudflats
- barrensbadlands, wasteland, dust bowl, salt flat, salt flats
- sandy landformssand dune, dune, sandy beach, sand flat, erg
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Enclosed body of freshwater
pond · body of water · reservoir · wetland · freshwater lake
dry lakebedwetland
Waterlogged land ecosystem
marsh · swamp · fertile valley · rainforest · jungle
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