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when the flow of a river does what the sediment is deposited?
The flow of water slows enough for the silt to be deposited.
How many gallons of water move down the Mississippi river in one day?
The average flow rate of the Mississippi River is 1.6 million gallons of water per second. There are 86,400 seconds in 24 hours, so 86,400 times 1.6 million is 138,240,000,000 gallons per day.
What is the largest river by volume in the USa?
That is usually by far the Mississippi River in Louisiana, but that flow might occasionally be exceeded by the Yukon River in Alaska at the time of the spring thaw.
Which way does the ohio river flow?
The Ohio river is located on the east side of the united states.It is connected to the Mississippi river and ends in Pennsylvania.
What is the point where a river empties into another body of water called?
The mouth of the river.The mouth (can also be a delta or estuary) of the stream or river into a standing body of water or the confluence of two rivers.The technical term for this is influent, which means something that flows in, especially a tributary river or stream that adds to a body of water. The opposite of this word is effluent, which means something that flows out of a body of water. Most lakes possess both of these, since they are part of an overall system with a flow.
Mississippi river body of ater?
what body of water does the Mississippi river flow into
In which direction does the Mississippi river flow and into which body of water does it empty?
The South, Gulf of Mexico
What is the water flow of the Mississippi River?
south
Into which large body of water does the Mississippi River flow?
The Mississippi River flows south into the Gulf of Mexico. It first begins at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and ends in Louisiana when it flows into the Gulf.
Use directional terms to compare the flow of the Amazon River to the flow of the Mississippi river?
south
Into which body of water does the Mississippi flow?
The Gulf of Mexico
What body of water does the Mississippi flow?
Gulf of Mexico
What is a tributary?
A tributary is a small stream or body of water that flows into a larger body of water. Note that a tributary could also be a river, for example, the Missouri and Ohio rivers flow into the Mississippi river.a tributary (correct spelling) is basically a smaller river that flows into a larger river.
Why does the Mississippi River meander?
Meanders are twists and turns in a river flow. The Mississippi River has meanders because of the way the water eroded the edge of the land.
What body of water is the eastern boundary of the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase?
eastern is the Mississippi river and the west is the rocky mountains
Rivers that flow into the Mississippi River?
The two major rivers that flow into the Mississippi river are the Missouri river and Ohio River.
Into what body of water does the Liard River flow?
Mackenzie river.
