environment - How to create a realistic river without knowing the …
Aug 23, 2020 · I already read about how to make the river look realistic: Is my river map even remotely realistic? How do I simulate the path of a river? Creating a realistic world map - Waterways Question …
earth like - Do cities usually form at the mouth of rivers or closer to ...
Aug 23, 2024 · 6 I'm building an earthlike fantasy world, set technologically in the late bronze age. I'm placing major hubs of civilization, and for cities along river valleys would it make more sense for …
geography - Is it possible for an ocean to have a river flowing from it ...
Feb 2, 2017 · 30 If a river flows from ocean into lake, you better have another river that flows out of the lake into someplace else, otherwise that ocean is quickly going to fill the lake, the surrounding area, …
How do I simulate the path of a river? - Worldbuilding Stack Exchange
Mar 15, 2017 · The river to the west is just a modified straight line, with one iteration of the original algorithm. The river to the east uses an initially curved path dictated by the terrain, with a secondary …
science based - Explaining uphill rivers scientifically ...
Mar 9, 2015 · It would work like this: river runs parallel to raised area with sharp drop off, then down hill. Fish spawn temporarily changes the viscosity of river, which then tends to pool up in places in the …
alternate history - How effective a sewage system can a roughly ...
Mar 9, 2023 · Dump the sewage in the sea or a lower elevation river or a downstream point of the same river they get water from. Make soap plentiful and provide some warm baths too if you feel like it.
science based - Drawing rivers on a continental scale map ...
May 1, 2018 · I created the above map using Photoshop and used Wilbur to erode the terrain a bit and calculate possible river flows. Still needs work but I need to create a river mask before I can go on. …
Ultimate Australian Canal - Worldbuilding Stack Exchange
Jan 8, 2017 · If there was a dike separating gulf sea water and fresh water from the discharging fresh water rivers a large fresh water lake could be created and the waters could be transferred inland to …
internal consistency - Do rivers pass through a mountain range ...
Jun 16, 2021 · Rivers can pass through mountain ranges Mostly they carve out a path over many, many years. Their erosive properties can make underground rivers as well. Though going straight through …
politics - Creating a realistic world map - Countries Borders ...
Sep 1, 2015 · From previous questions, I made a nice mass of land, which was enriched up until the drawing of precise coastlines. But all that nice lands looks a bit empty. In my world, I want to make it …