Wysoka woda, miesiąc po miesiącu na całym świecie
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Kiedy trwa
Wysoka woda — styczeń
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 gru – 31 maj (zwykle)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.94
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.82
- Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliwiaThe mirror on the salar · 1 sty – 31 mar (zwykle)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.80
- Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrazyliaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.68
- Guilin 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaLi River at its lowest · 15 lis – 28 lut (zwykle)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.67
- Kinszasa 🇨🇩 Demokratyczna Republika KongaThe Congo at full flow · 1 lis – 15 sty (zwykle)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.65
- Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PeruGocta at full flow · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.62
- Bonito 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRain clouds the rivers · 15 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.59
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 sie – 15 sty (zwykle)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.53
- Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrazyliaFalls at their fullest · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.53
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruHigh water on the rivers · 15 gru – 15 cze (zwykle)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.53
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRiver beaches emerge · 1 sie – 31 sty (zwykle)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.49
Wysoka woda — luty
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 gru – 31 maj (zwykle)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.90
- Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliwiaThe mirror on the salar · 1 sty – 31 mar (zwykle)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.81
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.80
- Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaWater in the vlei · 1 lut – 15 kwi (zwykle)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.72
- Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrazyliaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.72
- Guilin 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaLi River at its lowest · 15 lis – 28 lut (zwykle)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.68
- Bonito 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRain clouds the rivers · 15 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.61
- Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PeruGocta at full flow · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.61
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 lut – 30 cze (zwykle)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.57
- Wodospady Wiktorii 🇿🇼 ZimbabwePeak flow · 15 lut – 31 majThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.57
- Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrazyliaFalls at their fullest · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.57
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruHigh water on the rivers · 15 gru – 15 cze (zwykle)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.54
- Park Narodowy Jaskini Mamuciej 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSpring high water · 1 lut – 30 kwi (zwykle)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.52
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 lut – 31 lip (zwykle)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.49
Wysoka woda — marzec
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.87
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 gru – 31 maj (zwykle)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.86
- Isfahan 🇮🇷 IranWater in the Zayanderud · 15 mar – 15 maj (zwykle)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.83
- Uyuni 🇧🇴 BoliwiaThe mirror on the salar · 1 sty – 31 mar (zwykle)A few centimetres of water sit on the salt through the wet months and the flat turns into a mirror of the sky.82
- Miyakojima 🇯🇵 JaponiaYabiji reef surfaces · 1 mar – 10 kwi (zwykle)Japan's largest reef comes out of the water at the year's lowest spring tides, usually in March.80
- Richmond 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneJames River rapids season · 15 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.75
- Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaWater in the vlei · 1 lut – 15 kwi (zwykle)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.73
- Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrazyliaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.72
- Wodospady Wiktorii 🇿🇼 ZimbabwePeak flow · 15 lut – 31 majThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.67
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 lut – 30 cze (zwykle)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.66
- Bonito 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRain clouds the rivers · 15 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.65
- Kasane 🇧🇼 BotswanaChobe backflow flood · 1 mar – 31 maj (zwykle)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.65
- Park Narodowy Jaskini Mamuciej 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSpring high water · 1 lut – 30 kwi (zwykle)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.64
- Baños 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mar – 30 cze (zwykle)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.61
- Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PeruGocta at full flow · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.59
- Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrazyliaFalls at their fullest · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.58
- Park Narodowy Cuyahoga Valley 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mar – 5 maj (zwykle)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.53
- Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mar – 30 wrz (zwykle)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.52
- Park Narodowy Jezior Plitwickich 🇭🇷 ChorwacjaSnowmelt high water · 25 mar – 25 maj (zwykle)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.52
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 lut – 31 lip (zwykle)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.47
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruHigh water on the rivers · 15 gru – 15 cze (zwykle)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.46
Wysoka woda — kwiecień
- Isfahan 🇮🇷 IranWater in the Zayanderud · 15 mar – 15 maj (zwykle)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.93
- Imlil 🇲🇦 MarokoSnowmelt · 1 kwi – 15 cze (zwykle)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.88
- Richmond 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneJames River rapids season · 15 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.86
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 gru – 31 maj (zwykle)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.84
- Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 NamibiaWater in the vlei · 1 lut – 15 kwi (zwykle)Every few years the Tsauchab runs far enough to put water into Sossusvlei itself and it stands for weeks.76
- Taos 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRio Grande runoff season · 20 kwi – 30 cze (zwykle)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.75
- Miyakojima 🇯🇵 JaponiaYabiji reef surfaces · 1 mar – 10 kwi (zwykle)Japan's largest reef comes out of the water at the year's lowest spring tides, usually in March.75
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 lut – 30 cze (zwykle)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.74
- Wodospady Wiktorii 🇿🇼 ZimbabwePeak flow · 15 lut – 31 majThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.74
- Park Narodowy Jaskini Mamuciej 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSpring high water · 1 lut – 30 kwi (zwykle)The Green River rises through the wet months and the ferry crossing inside the park shuts whenever it does, which puts a long detour on the drive to the north side.73
- Kasane 🇧🇼 BotswanaChobe backflow flood · 1 mar – 31 maj (zwykle)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.73
- Park Narodowy Zion 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 kwi – 10 cze (zwykle)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.69
- Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PeruGocta at full flow · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.69
- Baños 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mar – 30 cze (zwykle)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.65
- Park Narodowy Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneMedano Creek surge flow · 15 kwi – 5 lip (zwykle)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.65
- Park Narodowy Jezior Plitwickich 🇭🇷 ChorwacjaSnowmelt high water · 25 mar – 25 maj (zwykle)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.62
- Park Narodowy Cuyahoga Valley 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mar – 5 maj (zwykle)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.61
- Jiuzhaigou 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaSnowmelt and full falls · 15 kwi – 15 cze (zwykle)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.61
- Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mar – 30 wrz (zwykle)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.51
- Park Narodowy Yosemite 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWaterfalls at full flow · 15 kwi – 15 cze (zwykle)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.50
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruHigh water on the rivers · 15 gru – 15 cze (zwykle)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.46
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 lut – 31 lip (zwykle)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.46
Wysoka woda — maj
- Imlil 🇲🇦 MarokoSnowmelt · 1 kwi – 15 cze (zwykle)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.89
- Isfahan 🇮🇷 IranWater in the Zayanderud · 15 mar – 15 maj (zwykle)The river is dry most of the year and the authorities release water from the dam for a few weeks, usually in spring for the farmers downstream, though releases have become erratic in drought years.87
- Richmond 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneJames River rapids season · 15 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.87
- Taos 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRio Grande runoff season · 20 kwi – 30 cze (zwykle)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.85
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 lut – 30 cze (zwykle)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.81
- Wodospady Wiktorii 🇿🇼 ZimbabwePeak flow · 15 lut – 31 majThe Zambezi crests around April and the spray goes several hundred metres up, visible from a long way off.81
- Park Narodowy Canyonlands 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHigh water on the rivers · 10 maj – 20 cze (zwykle)Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip.80
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 gru – 31 maj (zwykle)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.80
- Park Narodowy Zion 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 kwi – 10 cze (zwykle)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.78
- Kasane 🇧🇼 BotswanaChobe backflow flood · 1 mar – 31 maj (zwykle)Between March and May, floodwater from the Zambezi backs up through the confluence at Kazungula and briefly reverses the Chobe's flow.78
- Park Narodowy Cuyahoga Valley 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mar – 5 maj (zwykle)Brandywine and Blue Hen only look like waterfalls when snowmelt and spring rain are running; by August they are a trickle over shale.73
- Park Narodowy Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneMedano Creek surge flow · 15 kwi – 5 lip (zwykle)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.72
- Baños 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mar – 30 cze (zwykle)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.67
- Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mar – 30 wrz (zwykle)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.67
- Jiuzhaigou 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaSnowmelt and full falls · 15 kwi – 15 cze (zwykle)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.64
- Park Narodowy Jezior Plitwickich 🇭🇷 ChorwacjaSnowmelt high water · 25 mar – 25 maj (zwykle)The falls are at their loudest as the Lika snow comes off, and the spray closes sections of boardwalk when the water is over them.63
- Park Narodowy Kings Canyon 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 maj – 5 lip (zwykle)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.60
- Park Narodowy Yosemite 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWaterfalls at full flow · 15 kwi – 15 cze (zwykle)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.59
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruHigh water on the rivers · 15 gru – 15 cze (zwykle)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.54
- Manaus 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRivers at their highest · 1 maj – 31 lip (zwykle)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.52
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 lut – 31 lip (zwykle)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.51
Wysoka woda — czerwiec
- Imlil 🇲🇦 MarokoSnowmelt · 1 kwi – 15 cze (zwykle)The streams come up with the melt, the irrigation channels run full and the fords above Aroumd need care.84
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaVictoria Falls at full flow · 15 lut – 30 cze (zwykle)The Zambezi fills from late February and peaks in April, when the spray soaks you on the footbridge and the falls vanish inside their own cloud.83
- Taos 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneRio Grande runoff season · 20 kwi – 30 cze (zwykle)Snowmelt turns the Racecourse and the Taos Box into the big water of the year for about six weeks from late April.81
- Maun 🇧🇼 BotswanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.80
- Hotan 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaJade season on the White Jade River · 1 cze – 31 sie (zwykle)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.79
- Park Narodowy Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneMedano Creek surge flow · 15 kwi – 5 lip (zwykle)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.78
- Park Narodowy Zion 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneNarrows closed to snowmelt · 1 kwi – 10 cze (zwykle)The Virgin River runs too high to wade for most of the spring melt, and the park shuts the bottom-up Narrows above 150 cubic feet a second.77
- Richmond 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneJames River rapids season · 15 mar – 15 cze (zwykle)Spring flow is what makes the class IV whitewater through the middle of the city run, and the rafting companies work the Pipeline and Hollywood rapids until the summer drops it.77
- Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mar – 30 wrz (zwykle)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.75
- Park Narodowy Canyonlands 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneHigh water on the rivers · 10 maj – 20 cze (zwykle)Snowmelt off the Rockies turns Cataract Canyon into big-water class V for a few weeks and floods the west end of the White Rim, which can strand a loop trip.72
- Park Narodowy Yosemite 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneWaterfalls at full flow · 15 kwi – 15 cze (zwykle)Snowmelt peaks in May and Yosemite Falls runs hard enough to soak the Lower Fall bridge.71
- Park Narodowy Kings Canyon 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 maj – 5 lip (zwykle)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.71
- Baños 🇪🇨 EkwadorWaterfalls at full flow · 1 mar – 30 cze (zwykle)The Pastaza road below town is a run of waterfalls, and after the wettest months the Pailón del Diablo throws enough spray to soak the walkway before you reach the viewpoint.70
- Jiuzhaigou 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaSnowmelt and full falls · 15 kwi – 15 cze (zwykle)Nuorilang and Pearl Shoal run hardest as the snow comes off the ridges, and the lakes hold their colour before the summer rain stirs the sediment.68
- Manaus 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRivers at their highest · 1 maj – 31 lip (zwykle)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.66
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 lut – 31 lip (zwykle)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.65
- Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrazyliaLagoons at their fullest · 1 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.61
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruHigh water on the rivers · 15 gru – 15 cze (zwykle)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.60
- Pune 🇮🇳 IndieWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.52
- Ometepe 🇳🇮 NikaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.45
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GwatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 cze – 31 paź (zwykle)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.44
Wysoka woda — lipiec
- Park Narodowy Kings Canyon 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneSnowmelt on the Kings River · 1 maj – 5 lip (zwykle)The river runs full and loud through late spring and drowns people every year — the water is snow that fell a week ago and the rocks beside it are wet.80
- Maun 🇧🇼 BotswanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.79
- Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe river at its lowest · 15 lip – 15 wrz (zwykle)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.78
- Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mar – 30 wrz (zwykle)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.77
- Park Narodowy Great Sand Dunes 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneMedano Creek surge flow · 15 kwi – 5 lip (zwykle)Snowmelt runs out across the sand in pulsing waves for a few weeks, which turns the base of the dunes into a shallow beach full of children on inflatables.75
- Hotan 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaJade season on the White Jade River · 1 cze – 31 sie (zwykle)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.75
- Manaus 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRivers at their highest · 1 maj – 31 lip (zwykle)The Rio Negro tops out around the end of June and the floating neighbourhoods and jetties rise with it.72
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaHigh water on the Tapajós · 1 lut – 31 lip (zwykle)From February the river swallows the sand and the shoreline becomes flooded forest reached by canoe.71
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruLow water · 15 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.68
- Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrazyliaLagoons at their fullest · 1 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.64
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.59
- Ometepe 🇳🇮 NikaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.58
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GwatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 cze – 31 paź (zwykle)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.57
- Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndieAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 lip – 30 wrz (zwykle)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.53
- Pune 🇮🇳 IndieWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.43
- Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndieRaneh Falls in flow · 15 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.37
Wysoka woda — sierpień
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 sie – 15 sty (zwykle)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.77
- Hotan 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaJade season on the White Jade River · 1 cze – 31 sie (zwykle)Summer meltwater off the Kunlun pushes the Yurungkash up, and people work the gravel bars behind it for jade.77
- Maun 🇧🇼 BotswanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.76
- Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mar – 30 wrz (zwykle)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.76
- Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe river at its lowest · 15 lip – 15 wrz (zwykle)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.74
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRiver beaches emerge · 1 sie – 31 sty (zwykle)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.72
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruLow water · 15 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.66
- Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrazyliaLagoons at their fullest · 1 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.66
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.60
- Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndieAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 lip – 30 wrz (zwykle)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.59
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GwatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 cze – 31 paź (zwykle)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.57
- Ometepe 🇳🇮 NikaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.55
- Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 WietnamFloating season · 15 sie – 15 lis (zwykle)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.53
- Pune 🇮🇳 IndieWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.48
- Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 sie – 15 paź (zwykle)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.46
- Pakxé 🇱🇦 LaosFalls at full flow · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.44
- Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndieRaneh Falls in flow · 15 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.43
Wysoka woda — wrzesień
- New River Gorge National Park 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGauley release season · 8 wrz – 20 paź (zwykle)Six weekends of controlled releases from Summersville Dam turn the Gauley into the hardest commercial whitewater in the east, and every outfitter in Fayette County books out.77
- Jericoacoara 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe lagoons at their fullest · 15 mar – 30 wrz (zwykle)Paraíso and Azul are freshwater lagoons that fill on the rains and shrink through the second half of the year, so the hammocks-in-the-water photograph only works for part of it.74
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 sie – 15 sty (zwykle)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.71
- Maun 🇧🇼 BotswanaOkavango flood peaks · 1 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Rain that fell in Angola months earlier reaches the delta from June, filling the channels around Maun even though the local dry season has already begun.71
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRiver beaches emerge · 1 sie – 31 sty (zwykle)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.70
- Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrazyliaThe river at its lowest · 15 lip – 15 wrz (zwykle)August is normally the thinnest month for flow: basalt showing between the curtains, photographs without spray on the lens and a boat ride that gets closer.69
- Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndieAbbey Falls at full flow · 1 lip – 30 wrz (zwykle)The falls just outside town are at their fullest in the monsoon and the weeks after it; the viewing bridge is spray-soaked and the path slippery, and access can close during the heaviest rain.66
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.66
- Barreirinhas 🇧🇷 BrazyliaLagoons at their fullest · 1 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)The rains stop in May and the dune valleys hold thousands of rainwater lagoons through the southern winter.65
- Manaus 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRivers at their lowest · 1 wrz – 30 lis (zwykle)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.64
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruLow water · 15 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.63
- Hangzhou 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaQiantang tidal bore · 10 wrz – 12 paź (zwykle)The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October.60
- Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndieRaneh Falls in flow · 15 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.55
- La Fortuna 🇨🇷 KostarykaRivers at full flow · 1 wrz – 15 lis (zwykle)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.53
- Pune 🇮🇳 IndieWaterfalls in the ghats · 20 cze – 15 wrz (zwykle)Every fall in the ghats west of the city runs, and the weekend traffic out to Lonavala and the fort trails is unbearable because of it.53
- Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 TajlandiaErawan falls at full flow · 15 wrz – 31 gru (zwykle)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.52
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GwatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 cze – 31 paź (zwykle)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.52
- Ometepe 🇳🇮 NikaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.50
- Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 sie – 15 paź (zwykle)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.49
- Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 WietnamFloating season · 15 sie – 15 lis (zwykle)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.45
- Pakxé 🇱🇦 LaosFalls at full flow · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.43
Wysoka woda — październik
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls in full flow · 15 lip – 15 paź (zwykle)The hydro station upstream takes most of the water for the rest of the year, so Tis Abay is only the wall of spray in the postcards while the rains are running and for a few weeks after.88
- Hangzhou 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaQiantang tidal bore · 10 wrz – 12 paź (zwykle)The world's largest tidal bore peaks around the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month, usually late September or early October.85
- Khajuraho 🇮🇳 IndieRaneh Falls in flow · 15 lip – 31 paź (zwykle)The Ken River canyon about 20 km from town only really runs after the monsoon arrives; the falls roar in August and September, and the red and grey granite shows best as the water drops in October.72
- New River Gorge National Park 🇺🇸 Stany ZjednoczoneGauley release season · 8 wrz – 20 paź (zwykle)Six weekends of controlled releases from Summersville Dam turn the Gauley into the hardest commercial whitewater in the east, and every outfitter in Fayette County books out.67
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRiver beaches emerge · 1 sie – 31 sty (zwykle)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.66
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 sie – 15 sty (zwykle)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.62
- Chiang Mai 🇹🇭 TajlandiaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 sie – 15 paź (zwykle)The end of the monsoon is when Mae Ya, Bua Tong and the Doi Inthanon falls actually run, and the hills are green rather than burnt.61
- Pakxé 🇱🇦 LaosFalls at full flow · 1 sie – 31 paź (zwykle)Tad Fane, Tad Yuang and the Khone Phapheng cataract downstream run hardest at the end of the rains — loud, drenched in spray and worth the wet feet.61
- Manaus 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRivers at their lowest · 1 wrz – 30 lis (zwykle)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.60
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruLow water · 15 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.59
- Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 TajlandiaErawan falls at full flow · 15 wrz – 31 gru (zwykle)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.56
- Semuc Champey 🇬🇹 GwatemalaBrown water after the rains · 1 cze – 31 paź (zwykle)After a heavy night the turquoise the place is famous for goes the colour of the runoff, and a big rise on the Cahabon can shut the monument for a day or two.51
- Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 KambodżaThe Tonle Sap turns · 15 paź – 15 lis (zwykle)At the end of the rains the river stops backing into the great lake and reverses to flow south again — the reason the boat races happen when they do, and visible from the riverfront.50
- La Fortuna 🇨🇷 KostarykaRivers at full flow · 1 wrz – 15 lis (zwykle)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.47
- Ometepe 🇳🇮 NikaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.46
- Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 WietnamFloating season · 15 sie – 15 lis (zwykle)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.43
Wysoka woda — listopad
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.86
- Guilin 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaLi River at its lowest · 15 lis – 28 lut (zwykle)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.82
- Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 TajlandiaErawan falls at full flow · 15 wrz – 31 gru (zwykle)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.71
- Bonito 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRain clouds the rivers · 15 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.67
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 sie – 15 sty (zwykle)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.64
- Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 KambodżaThe Tonle Sap turns · 15 paź – 15 lis (zwykle)At the end of the rains the river stops backing into the great lake and reverses to flow south again — the reason the boat races happen when they do, and visible from the riverfront.64
- Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrazyliaFalls at their fullest · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.62
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRiver beaches emerge · 1 sie – 31 sty (zwykle)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.61
- Ometepe 🇳🇮 NikaraguaSan Ramón waterfall in flow · 1 cze – 30 lis (zwykle)The waterfall on the southern flank of Maderas is at its best once the rains have filled it; late in the dry season it can thin out.60
- Manaus 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRivers at their lowest · 1 wrz – 30 lis (zwykle)Sandbanks come out of the water, the port extends its gangways a long way down the bank, and in the harder years channels upriver get too shallow for the boats that supply the communities on them.57
- Cần Thơ 🇻🇳 WietnamFloating season · 15 sie – 15 lis (zwykle)Locals call it mùa nước nổi — the Mekong pushes up over the fields upstream, the linh fish and the water lilies come with it, and the delta looks like the delta it is meant to be.57
- Kinszasa 🇨🇩 Demokratyczna Republika KongaThe Congo at full flow · 1 lis – 15 sty (zwykle)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.55
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruLow water · 15 lip – 15 lis (zwykle)The water drops, sandbars and river beaches appear, and the forest floor can be walked instead of paddled — better for tracking animals, worse for reaching the smaller channels.55
- La Fortuna 🇨🇷 KostarykaRivers at full flow · 1 wrz – 15 lis (zwykle)The Balsa and the Toro run hardest in September and October and the rafting grades go up with them.52
Wysoka woda — grudzień
- Bahyr Dar 🇪🇹 EtiopiaBlue Nile Falls at low water · 1 gru – 31 maj (zwykle)Since the hydropower station opened, most of the dry-season flow is diverted before the falls, which shrink to a few thin strands.97
- Ezulwini Valley 🇸🇿 EswatiniMantenga Falls in full flow · 15 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)The summer rains turn Mantenga, the country's biggest waterfall by volume, from a trickle into a proper cascade.82
- Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 TajlandiaErawan falls at full flow · 15 wrz – 31 gru (zwykle)The seven tiers run hardest at the end of the rains, when the upper pools are loud and the turquoise is at its strongest.80
- Guilin 🇨🇳 Chińska Republika LudowaLi River at its lowest · 15 lis – 28 lut (zwykle)The river drops in winter and the big cruise boats often start further downstream at Mopanshan or shorten the run.76
- Lençóis 🇧🇷 BrazyliaWaterfalls at full flow · 1 gru – 31 mar (zwykle)Summer rain pushes the Chapada's falls to full volume and colours the rivers.70
- Chachapoyas 🇵🇪 PeruGocta at full flow · 15 gru – 30 kwi (zwykle)The falls carry several times the water in the wet months that they do in August, and you hear them from the village.64
- Kinszasa 🇨🇩 Demokratyczna Republika KongaThe Congo at full flow · 1 lis – 15 sty (zwykle)The river peaks around December, drowning the sandbanks between Kinshasa and Brazzaville and pushing water into the riverside quarters.59
- Livingstone 🇿🇲 ZambiaDevil's Pool season · 15 sie – 15 sty (zwykle)The rock pool on the lip of the falls only opens once the river has dropped, usually from the middle of August until the rains put it back under.58
- Bonito 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRain clouds the rivers · 15 lis – 15 mar (zwykle)The springs run glass-clear most of the year, but one heavy summer storm puts silt into the Prata and the Sucuri and the snorkelling floats are called off for a day or two afterwards.57
- Foz do Iguaçu 🇧🇷 BrazyliaFalls at their fullest · 1 lis – 31 mar (zwykle)Rain over the whole upper basin reaches the falls with a lag, and flow is usually heaviest from November to March, around February at its peak.55
- Iquitos 🇵🇪 PeruHigh water on the rivers · 15 gru – 15 cze (zwykle)The rivers climb several metres, Belén's lower streets turn back into canals and the flooded forest is reached by paddling between the crowns rather than walking.51
- Alter do Chão 🇧🇷 BrazyliaRiver beaches emerge · 1 sie – 31 sty (zwykle)The Tapajós drops from August and the white sandbanks in front of the village come back out of the water.48