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What separates the beginnings of rivers in the rocky mountains?
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∙ 16y ago
Higher elevation. Ridges separate rivers, which at their most elemental level are runoff (from springs or precipitation). As patterns of runoff converge, permanent streams form.
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What group of mountains are the source of many rivers in the west?
The rocky mountains are the greatest source of rivers in the west. The rocky mountains form the continental divide.
What was formed by the Rocky Mountains and separates rivers flowing east and west in North America?
The Continental divide is located in the rocky Mountains and when you travel east to west or west to east you will see a sign in the rocky Mountains that says "you have reached the Continental divide".
What is the mountain range that separates califiornia and Nevada?
Rocky Mountains
How do the Rocky Mountains affect the rivers of his region?
In North America a high ridge of the Rockies know as the the great divide separates the the waters flowing west toward the Atlantic Ocean.
What region determines the flow of rivers?
Rocky Mountains
What separates the US into two enormous watersheds?
The Rocky Mountains
How many rivers did Lewis and clark cross?
they passed 34 rivers in the rocky mountains
What other rivers flow in the Rocky Mountains?
there are no rivers flowing in to the mountains however many flow out --Colorado-- SouthPlatte--RioGrande--Laramie--
where did the Comanche get their water source?
rivers streams filled from the rocky mountains.
The Continental Divide sits along the rocky mountains and seperates the flow of rivers explain where the water drains on both sides of the divide?
the continental divides sit along the rocky mountains and seperates the flow of rivers
What rivers are by the rockies like If i were to use the beginnings of rivers as a guide where would the main chain of the rocky mountains be located?
the rockies are located between the Rio grande in the south & the liard river in the north & of course they themselves shed dozens of rivers to their east & west perhaps most notably the Missouri & Columbia systems respectively
What mountain range separates British Columbia from Alberta?
The mountain range that forms the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta in Canada is the Rocky Mountains. The highest point in Alberta is called Mount Columbia.
