Kogin

kogin wani mashigin ruwa ne na dabi'a, yawanci rafi ne mai ruwa mai dadi, yana gudana a sama ko cikin kogo zuwa wani ruwa a kasa mai tsayi kamar teku, teku, bay, tabki, dausayi, ko wani kogi. A wasu lokuta, kogi yana gudana cikin ƙasa ko ya bushe a ƙarshen tafiyarsa ba tare da isa wani ruwa ba. Ana iya kiran ƙananan koguna da sunaye kamar rafi, rafi, da rivulet . Babu wasu ma'anoni a hukumance na jimlar kalmar kogi kamar yadda aka yi amfani da su ga fasalin yanayin ƙasa, ko da yake a wasu ƙasashe ko al'ummomi, ana bayyana rafi da girmansa. Yawancin sunaye na ƙananan koguna sun keɓanta da wurin yanki; Misalai sune "gudu" a wasu sassan Amurka, " kuna " a Scotland da Arewa maso Gabashin Ingila, da "beck" a Arewacin Ingila . Wani lokaci ana siffanta kogin da ya fi kogi girma, amma ba koyaushe ba; harshen ba shi da tabbasko

Koguna muhimmin bangare ne na zagayowar ruwa . Ruwa daga magudanar ruwa gabaɗaya yana tattarawa cikin kogi ta hanyar ruwan sama daga hazo, ruwan narkewar da ake fitarwa daga kankara da fakitin dusar ƙanƙara, da sauran hanyoyin ƙarƙashin ƙasa kamar ruwa na ƙasa da maɓuɓɓugan ruwa . Ana la'akari da koguna sau da yawa manyan siffofi a cikin wuri mai faɗi; duk da haka, a zahiri suna rufe kusan kashi 0.1% na ƙasar a Duniya. Har ila yau, koguna ne mai muhimmanci na halitta terraformer, kamar yadda erosive mataki na Gudun ruwa sassaƙa fitar da rills, gullies, da kwaruruka a cikin surface kazalika da canja wurin silt da narkar da ma'adanai a kasa, kafa kogin deltas da tsibirai inda kwarara ya ragu. A matsayin ruwa, koguna kuma suna yin ayyuka masu mahimmanci na muhalli ta hanyar samarwa da ciyar da wuraren zama na ruwa don ruwa da namun ruwa da flora, musamman ga nau'in kifin da ke ƙaura, tare da ba da damar yanayin yanayin ƙasa don bunƙasa a cikin yankunan magudanan ruwa .

Koguna suna da mahimmanci ga ɗan adam tunda yawancin ƙauyuka da wayewar mutane an gina su a kusa da manyan koguna da koguna. Yawancin manyan biranen duniya suna kan gabar koguna, kamar yadda suke (ko kuma) sun dogara ne a matsayin tushen ruwa mai mahimmanci, don samar da abinci ta hanyar kamun kifi da ban ruwa, don jigilar kaya, azaman iyakoki na halitta da/ ko wuraren kariya, a matsayin tushen samar da wutar lantarki don tuka injina ko samar da wutar lantarki, don wanka, da kuma hanyar zubar da shara . A zamanin kafin masana'antu, manyan koguna sun kasance babban cikas ga zirga-zirgar mutane, kayayyaki, da sojoji a yankuna. Garuruwa sukan bunƙasa a ƴan wuraren da suka dace da titin mota, gina gadoji, ko tashoshin jiragen ruwa ; manyan biranen da yawa, irin su Landan, suna a mafi ƙanƙanta kuma mafi aminci wuraren da za a iya ketare kogi ta gadoji ko jiragen ruwa . ^[1]

A fannonin kimiyyar duniya, ilmin dankalin turawa shine binciken kimiyya na koguna, yayin da ilimin ilimin ilimin kimiyyar ilimin halittu shine nazarin ruwa na cikin ƙasa gabaɗaya.

1. ↑ see for example John Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' published in 1611 and 1612 and the UK 'Old Series' of Ordnance Survey maps (1817–1830)