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    Die große Wasserscheide – oder die Reise eines Regentropfens durch Europa [OC]

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    1. mydriase on

      So I made this map showing Europe divided in two: if a raindrop falls in Berlin, Toulouse, Warsaw or London, it will cross Northern Europe, flat terrain and mostly farmland and eventually end up in the waters of the great Atlantic Ocean, or in the North Sea and maybe in the Baltic Sea too.

      On the other hand, the other half of Europe shows the area where raindrops will travel south, crossing a rugged terrain, more arid lands, to end in the Mediterranean Sea or the Black Sea too.

      I was inspired by the map showing North America Great divide, between the watersheds ending in the Pacific Ocean and those ending in the Atlantic Ocean. I find it fascinating that you can cross the two ans that there’s a line going through thousands of kilometres that will determine where a raindrop will go.

      Hope you liked it!

      My [website](https://www.perrinremonte.com/fraccueil-1) for more maps

    3. appleparkfive on

      OP, this is a really cool idea for a map. If it’s accurate, then it’s definitely fascinating! Thanks for sharing it

    4. jalanajak on

      Idil (Volga) basin is Caspian. North and East of Moscow on the map.

      There are many endorheic lakes in Türkiye, including Tuz in the visible part of the map.

    8. sachiel1462 on

      In Switzerland there is a place called „le Milieu du Monde“ (the center of the world) in Pompaples where the river Nozon flows both ways to the Rhin and the Rhône

    10. Drumbelgalf on

      I would say the rivers if North Africa go north into the Mediterranean Sea, not south.

    11. MoltoBeni on

      Funny that the percentage of land in Germany drainig to the Mediterranean/Black Sea side appears almost similar to that of France

    12. ilumassamuli on

      This is a nice map. But: I think the Baltic Sea deserves its own colour just like the Mediterranean as they are both equally part of the Atlantic Ocean.

    15. SmallSuccotash4734 on

      Cool idea man, made me look into drainage divides didn’t know there are not that many but makes sense haha

    19. enAble-Reference on

      You should made map with legend in upper left angle, not right. In current case it does cover northeasternmost part of Europe , which worsen overall map quality.

    20. yeah_well_you_know on

      I was born a few hundred meters from one of the border areas. There’s a small sign on a really not so big hill that points it out.

    23. sirhoracedarwin on

      Wow I’m 42 and I had no idea that the Danube flowed to the black sea

      edit shit I just turned 43

    24. Wi42 on

      For the „somewhere in the italian Alps to the north sea, are you referring to the area around the Lago di Lei near the swiss border or am I missing something else?

    26. Swagalyst on

      You are now imagining a raindrop hitting right on the line, dividing the drop, and the water molecules going *NOOOOO!!!* and trying to hold on to their besties.

      Because it may be millions of years until they meet again.

    27. Manyhigh on

      Thats really cool, I wonder how it divides between the Mediterranean/Black sea and The Atlantic/baltic

    28. Whats-on-Eur-Mind on

      This could be the basis for finally agreeing on what exactly is Norther, Southern, Eastern, and Western Europe: Northwest – North/West in blue, Southeast – South/East in red

    29. pa79 on

      I would have split this in 5: Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean. But an interesting map.

    32. DigitalDiogenesAus on

      This is loverly.

      What basemap did you use (I always struggle to show rivers effectively and this is done very well).

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