An endorheic basin is a closed drainage basin into which water flows, but no outflow happens. Bodies of water contained by endorheic basins usually have very high salt content, for they usually sit atop a salt pan. The Caspian Sea is in an endorheic basin.
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An endorheic basin is a closed drainage basin into which water flows, but no outflow happens. Bodies of water contained by endorheic basins usually have very high salt content, for they usually sit atop a salt pan. The Caspian Sea is in an endorheic basin.
June 25, 2009