Talk:Parting of the Waters

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Article currently [1] reads in part An interesting aspect of geology that makes Parting of the Waters possible is that the entire drainage of North Two Ocean Creek occurs within a hole in the Continental Divide. Two separate legs of the Continental Divide completely surround the drainage of North Two Ocean Creek, with one juncture of these two legs occurring at Parting of the Waters, and the other juncture occurring high up on Two Ocean Plateau approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) due North. As a consequence, a drop of rain falling anywhere within the North Two Ocean Creek drainage has an equal chance of flowing either into the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans.

This is a strange piece of reasoning. While it's arguably true that the hole in the Continental Divide is what makes Parting of the Waters possible, it's equally true that the Parting of the Waters is what makes this hole possible. Which produces which? They are simply two different ways of describing a single phenomenon. Neither can exist without the other.

The concept of this hole is unclear. Perhaps this is the underlying problem. There are several endorheic basins that straddle the Continental Divide. Are these holes in it too?

The article currently lacks any inline references. One clarifying the use of the term hole in this context would be good. Andrewa (talk) 14:10, 20 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Add new photo

Add a photo:

not sun drenched
shows complete scene, not just far half. Bottom of photo should not truncate water. Only sides of photo should truncate water.
perhaps add arrows too:
1. creek going to Pacific
2. creek going to Atlantic
3. middle ground

Jidanni (talk) 13:17, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]