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(2203) Allogenic drainage
Surface water that results from the precipitation occuring outside the arid region, resulting in streams that flow into the arid region. Usually occurs in deserts adjacent to mountains for example Stream from the Atlas Mountains flow into the Sahara desert, or those from the Andes mountains flow into the Atacama desert.

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