Springs and Cataracts That Feed the Rivers
Boxed studies of the water sources and channels supplying rivers
This page catalogues the ways rivers are supplied with water. A caption headed 'varieties of veins that feed the rivers' explains that openings and channels — natural water-veins or cataracts — deliver their waters to rivers. A row of framed diagrams shows different water sources and outlets, including a rippled surface and converging streams. Further untranscribed writing is also present on the sheet.
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Veins and cataracts that supply rivers
The note explains that rivers are fed by openings and by the formation of water-veins or cataracts that pour their waters into them. It heads a set of small framed studies of such sources.
Framed studies of water outlets
Several boxed sketches set out contrasting water sources and outlets, among them a channel with a low opening, a rippled or wave-crested surface, and a pair of converging streams. Together they illustrate the varied ways water reaches a river.