How River Floods Create the Illusion of Carolina Bays

Chris Cotrell explains why many so-called “Carolina Bays” are actually pseudo formations — Playa lakes formed by river floods. As water flows and swirls across valleys, it creates circular patterns that look like bays, but the data proves otherwise. Even with precise least-squares analysis, they’re never close to the true Carolina Bay shape or alignment. Full episode here : https://youtu.be/T91_7PIKtmE #austinandmattpodcast #austinandmatt #podcastclips #podcast #Geology #Science #CarolinaBays #EarthScience #Rivers #NaturalPatterns #Research #flood