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| Image number: | 1987 |
| Feature : | flood line |
| Grouping : | river deposits |
| Discipline : | geomorphology |
| Year : | 1995 |
| Locality : | Sodmein area |
| Country : | Egypt |
| Region - tribe : | Quseir |
| Physiographic region : | Desert-Red Sea Mountains |
| Notice : | A flood line is visible on the hillfoot, indicating a high water stand in the valley some time ago. During heavy rains inundations and stream floods (flash floods) occur in the desert. Flood. Natural hazard. Natural risk |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 1995 Image 1987. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/fr/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |