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I wanted to create a handicap accessible Earth Cache. This Earth Cache is completely accessible from the sidewalk along 10th street.
This one is located just west of downtown Indianapolis and is readily accessible by bike, car, bus, easy parking nearby and available 24/7 in all weather conditions.
Best parking is on Porto Alegre St, on the east bank south of 10th St.
The goal of this Earthcache is to educate cachers on this unique confluence which occurs in downtown Indianapolis.
This area is the confluence of the two largest waterways bisecting Indianapolis. The larger waterway is the White River, and the smaller one is Fall Creek.
Confluence - Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where a tributary joins a more major river. A notable confluence is the merging of the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers. This merging point is the beginning of the Ohio River, thus forming a confluence in Pittsburgh. Then the Ohio meets the Mississippi for another notable confluence. The confluence of the White River and Fall Creek is not as big, but by definition is the same as the confluences described above.
River -A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including stream, creek, brook, rivulet or tributary.
Along its length it may be joined by smaller rivers called tributaries; A river and its tributaries are contained within a drainage basin called the watershed. The point at which two or more rivers join, is called the Confluence.
Flowing water plays a major role in erosion by carrying away soils and other materials on the land surface. In general, there is a potential for water erosion where the land slope is at least 2 percent. The four types of water erosion of soil are sheet, rill, gully, and tunnel.
Flowing water plays a major role in erosion by carrying away soils and other materials on the land surface. In general, there is a potential for water erosion where the land slope is at least 2 percent. The four types of water erosion of soil are sheet, rill, gully, and tunnel.
Sediment-Sediment is naturally-occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of fluids such as wind, water, or ice, and/or by the force of gravity acting on the particle itself.
At confluences one often sees changes in the common current due to the influx of the secondary water flow. In addition, one can often see signs of sedimentary flow and deposition. The deposition can result in the formation of islands, sandbars or spits. This deposition can also build up the low lying floodplain. These depositions will occur downstream from the confluence and in the lower flow sections of waterways due to the current.
To Log this cache:
1-Post a photo of your GPSr taken from N 39° 46.797 W 086° 11.190 with the confluence in the background. If you want you can include yourself in the photo.
2-Email any signs of erosion and deposition at the confluence.
3-Email me a description of the difference between the two waterways, taking into account width, water flow and any signs of sedimentary flow.
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