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No. Great White Sharks only live in salty oceans. There is such a thing as freshwater sharks, but no sharks live in the Continental United States rivers, lakes, streams, etc.
Not in the fresh water, but in the area of brackish (fresh and ocean water mix) water there are possibly some Great White Sharks. It's unlikely that they would remain in that type of water, for long enough to be considered 'living there', though. There are historical records of at least one Great White Shark which swam up some rivers around New Jersey back in the 1920's, give or take a few years. It killed several people, injured some others and inspired the movie 'Jaws'.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoI cannot possibly say yes there are sharks in the Illinois river. However, the Bull Shark is an aggressive predator that functions equally well in fresh or salt water. If the Illinois river has a connection to the ocean, then it is possible, albeit improbable, there are sharks in the Illinois river. Any fresh water connected to the ocean has the possibility of Bull Sharks being present. It is a rare occurrence, but does happen.
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∙ 12y agoIt's debatable. There was a string of shark attacks on the Jersey shore in 1916, in which three of the attacks occurred in a creek. The shark often linked to these attacks is the Great White Shark (though some scholars debate that it was a bull shark, simply because they have been known to live in freshwater).
There have been small great white sharks that have been caught in rivers in the past years, so it is possible, it's just not as often seen as a bull shark in fresh water.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Because of the bull shark's ability to live in a freshwater ecosystem, they can travel upstream to the Mississippi River. "Zambezi" sharks have been sighted as far up as Alton, Illinois, and fishers claim they have had bait stolen from the lines from these sharks.
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∙ 11y agoWell that really depends. The bull shark is able to live in fresh water and salt water. If the river is fresh water, then only the bull shark can go there, but that would only be if the river led to an ocean because that's how the bull shark could get to the river. I hope this helps and please recommend me!
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∙ 13y agono because they are salt water fish so if they went there they would die.
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∙ 10y agoBull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) do not hibernate in the Mississipi river, or elsewhere. They are active all year in rivers or in the oceans.
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Do bull sharks live in Savannah river?
No. The only sharks that can live in fresh water are bull sharks, and it's too cold for them live in the Canadian river.
Are there sharks in the kennebec river in Maine?
No. Sharks live in the ocean, not the river.
Do bull sharks live in the James River?
no
What kind of sharks live in the Amazon River?
There isn't any kind of shark in the Amazon river. There is a kind of dolphin. Sharks are sea fish.
Is there sharks in the hawksbury river?
yes sharks such as the woebegone and bull can live in rivers and lakes most of the sharks that live in rivers and lakes still stay close to the ocean for if it gets to cold these sharks are called fresh water sharks the woebegone like rivers because the bottom of the river is there skin tone the bull likes rivers because it mostly has more fish coming in and out of the ocean and that's your answer
What shark can live in the salt and plan water?
river sharks ;p i think
Can sharks live in brackish water?
YES! Bull sharks mainly stay in brackish waters. They have the ability to swim up the river. Bull sharks have been found at the end of the Mississippi river in the Northern Part of America.
Do bull sharks live in the ganges?
No. The Bull Sharks are known to swim up the Ganges River and hence sometimes they are confused with the Ganges River Shark. The Ganges Shark is a fresh water shark that is indigeneous to the Ganges river of India. They are a critically endangered species. Whereas, the Bull sharks can live in both salt and fresh water.
Are there any sharks in the river zambezi?
There is the Bull Shark also known as the Zambezi Shark, these sharks can live in both fresh and salt water
Rivers that are in Illinois?
The major rivers in Illinois are the Illinois River, Mississippi River, Ohio River and Wabash River.
Does the ganges river has sharks?
YES THE GANGES RIVER HAS SHARKS AND DOLPHINS...............................................
Is the Illinois river a healthy river?
Yes the Illinois River is healthy!
