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Rivers and streams are composed of fresh water which freezes at 32o F or 0o C, so if the water gets colder than that, it will freeze. Salt water freezes at a lower temperature (which is why salt is used to melt ice).
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β 12y ago
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β 9y agoNot all rivers are cold. Some of them are cold because the sun does not hit the water long enough to warm it up.
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β 12y agodepends... rivers are not always that cold.
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β 11y agoThe rivers insulate the coolness of the air and that's how they get cold
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it depends on the certain location
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