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How many people in the USA rely on the Mississippi and its tributaries for drinking water?
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∙ 13y ago
about 18 million people rely on the Mississippi for drinking water.
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How many people in the US rely on the Mississppi River and its tributaries for drinking water?
How many people in the united States rely on the Mississppi River and its tributaries for drinking water
How is the Mississippi used do people use it as drinking water or boats?
Obviously drinking water.
How many people in the US rely on the Mississippi and its tributaries for drinking water?
According to the Mississippi river wiki page, there is no accurate figure for the total number of people relying on the river for water. The upper half, from Cairo, IL to Minneapolis, MN supports between 15 and 18 million people alone. The EPA estimates that approximately 50 U.S. cities rely on the river system for fresh water.
How many people in the US rely on the Mississippi river and tributaries for drinking water?
According to the Mississippi river wiki page, there is no accurate figure for the total number of people relying on the river for water. The upper half, from Cairo, IL to Minneapolis, MN supports between 15 and 18 million people alone. The EPA estimates that approximately 50 U.S. cities rely on the river system for fresh water.
What are the uses of tributaries?
Drinking water if you are out in the woods. Also, you could use them as landmarks.
How many people in the US rely on the water in the Mississippi river and its tributaries for drinking water?
According to the Mississippi river wiki page, there is no accurate figure for the total number of people relying on the river for water. The upper half, from Cairo, IL to Minneapolis, MN supports between 15 and 18 million people alone. The EPA estimates that approximately 50 U.S. cities rely on the river system for fresh water.
Where does Minneapolis drinking water come from?
Minneapolis draws about 21 billion of gallons annually from the Mississippi River (sole source of city water supply).
What are the three important sources of drinking water in the US?
The Great Lakes, Mississippi River Ground Water
How can you stop people dying from dirty water?
donate fresh drinking water to people who does not have clean drinking water
How are tributaries created?
tributaries are created by water eroding rocks to make a stream or river
Why do you have to take care of rivers?
Rivers often provide important tributaries from smaller streams or similar bodies of water. This means that a clean river will translate to cleaner drinking water for citizens as well as wildlife.
How do you love drinking water?
People love drinking water because it is usually refreshing and pure.
