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How far up stream does salt water go up the Mississippi river?
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How much salt is in the Mississippi river?
there is approximately 2,89%of salt in the Mississippi river!
Is the Mississippi river salt water or fresh water?
The great Mississippi river is made entirely of fresh water.
Is the Mississippi freshwater?
Yes, but the estuary where the salt water meets the fresh water is the Louisiana Swamps
How does water of Mississippi river change to salt water when it gets to the ocean?
The Miss. River is fresh water, and when it collides with the Gulf Of Mexico, it mixes with the salt ocean water, thus becoming salt water!!
Is there salt in the Mississippi River?
Yes
What happens to the Mississippi River water when it flows into the Gulf of Mexico?
When the Mississippi River water flows into the Gulf of Mexico the fresh water does not mix immediately with the salt water. Instead, it takes a while and the fresh water forms a plume and does not mix for a while.
Why sea is salt?
the sea is filled with salt because most streams and rivers lead to the ocean. since so much water moves down the stream or river it removes layers of dirt and rock. Revealing salt the salt goes down the river then meets the ocean where the salt mixes with water and creates salt water.
What body of water where fresh water from a stream mixes with salt water?
It is just when the river eventually flows into the two bodies of water and combines into one. Like a water fall.
What body of water is in New Orleans?
Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River, and to a lesser extent to the East, Lake Borgne
What is the capital of Utah that lies along the Mississippi River?
Utah is nowhere near the Mississippi River. But its capital is Salt Lake City.
Why is the sea salted?
the sea is filled with salt because most streams and rivers lead to the ocean. since so much water moves down the stream or river it removes layers of dirt and rock. Revealing salt the salt goes down the river then meets the ocean where the salt mixes with water and creates salt water.
Is river water fresh or salt water?
salt water
