Yes, the Hudson is fresh water, As it approaches the ocean the salt water and fresh water start to mix and this is called brackish.
The Hudson River is not yet used for drinking water. We are in the middle of the process of trying to take care of the PCB's and other chemicles that may contaminate this water.
River water comes mostly from precipitation and a little from ground water. River water makes up 0.009% of the worlds fresh water and is usually used for drinking or sanitation proposes.
Today the Nile River is used for fishing, transportation, hydroelectricity, agricultural irrigation, and drinking water.
Mississippi River and the Hudson River
Both. But filtration is more common.
The Hudson River used the Mohawk River and other small streams to connect to the Hudson River at Albany.
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In history of the Mississippi river, it was used for many things. Some of the main things that the Mississippi river was used for was for transportation, to generate electricity, for water to bath in and drink. Also the biggest thing that this big river was used for was to get rid of our waste.
The fish drink it, we use it for drinking because when it goes into the ground pipes the pipes clean the dirty water from the river and we drink it!
It depends because some rivers have sweet water like in Puerto Rico.
Drinking water, transport, hydro-electric, fishing, waste disposal etc.
The Hudson River was used during the American Revolution to transport supplies, materials and troops from New York City to upstate NY.
compare the steamboats used on the Hudson river with those used on the Missouri and the Mississippi river