Falkreath Hold highlited in the southwest area of the map
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The most prominent feature of Falkreath Hold is Lake Ilinalta.Lake Ilinalta is a major part of Skyrims Hydrosphere. It receives much of its water from the large amount of rain Falkreath Hold gets, as well as the constant runnoff from the surrounding mountain ranges. Lake Ilinalta drains into the White River which runs northeast through Skyrim, eventually draining into the ocean. The water is then evaporated off the ocean and eventually returns to Lake Ilinalta, thus completing the Hydrosphere. The White River is an example of a dendritic drainage patter, meaning it branches off into other smaller streams as it flows to the ocean.
Lake Ilinalta
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The beginning of the White River, flowing out of Lake Ilinalta
A sky view of Lake Ilinalta
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Another notable geographic feature of Falkreath Hold is the forest that covers it. This thick pine forest makes Falkreath Hold a transport limited landscape, meaning that weathering here is slowed down by the amount of vegetation present.
A view of the pine forest in Falkreath Hold
While exploring the pine forest I noticed an example of root wedging. A few pine trees were growing out of a formation of rock. The growth of the trees roots will eventually lead to physical weathering on the rock.
Pine trees seen here growing out of the rock formation
Falkreath Hold is an important area to the people of Skyrim because it is a major source of fresh water, as well as lumber from the pine forest used in building homes and other structures.
Images not from elderscrolls.wikia.com are in-game screen captures taken by myself.
Whats up Jacob, as a fellow dragon slayer I found your blog particularly exiting. I found your descriptions of Falkreath to be exact and precise, mainly the fact that you choose Falkreath to describe the hydrosphere, due to the considerably large amount of precipitation which is seemingly always present. Also the fact that you incorporated the neighboring mountains affect on the hydrosphere. How great of an impact do you believe the Throat of the World may have? I also enjoyed your keen eye to identify the root wedging located in the forest. Overall I enjoyed the read, good job.
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ReplyDeleteHello Jacob! I just started playing Skyrim again after taking a break from it and when I saw that you had chosen Skyrim as your location for your blog I was excited to read about the geography that can be found within the game. I really like how you described the hydrosphere that is in Skyrim, more specifically in Falkreath Hold and its large amount of rain water, and also with how Lake Ilinalta is a major part of the hydrosphere. I also did not realize that the White River is a dendritic drainage patter with how it breaks off into different branches. Another nice thing was how you were able to relate the forest found within Falkreath Hold and how it affects weathering since it will slow it down with all of that vegetation. I enjoyed reading your blog about the hydrosphere found within Skyrim and Falkreath Hold and the pictures you included were also very nice. Keep up the good work!
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