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Because the everglades is a swamp, so when you see grass your right but, there's water under the grass a lot just like a "RIVER OF GRASS" that's why the Everglades are sometimes called RIVER OF GRASS".

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What common nickname is used to describe the Everglades?

River Of Grass also called the Everglades.


What is referred to as a river of grass?

Everglades


What factors are endanging the river of grass?

The River of Grass also known as the Everglades is being endangered by drainage and development. Only seven percent of the area known as the Everglades is protected by the national park services.


Is the Everglades a lake or a river?

It is a river of grass a.k.a it moves using a motion called sheet flow which makes it look like a swamp.Also it has only two seasons.


Which large wetland area in the united states is known as the river of grass?

the EVERGLADES


Where is the river of grass located?

In South Florida. It ran from Lake Okeechobee to the Everglades.


Does the Everglades have salt water or Pure water?

Fresh water. The Florida Everglades is actually a moving body of water, often referred to as the "river of grass".


What is the river of grass?

"The Everglades: River of Grass" by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, is a non-fiction book published in 1947, an influential book on nature conservation. "River of Grass" is a 1994 independent movie drama written, directed by and starring Kelly Reichardt.


Why is the everglades called the everglades?

because it has the everglades on the way to Orlando and it has most of the animals in the everglades national park.


How much sun does the everglades get?

sun in the everglades in august make tempeartures reach the 100 degree line. this makes grass grow inside the river and many other rich nature procedures.


Are the everglades a tributary river?

No, because the Everglades River doesn't flow into another river, it isn't a tributary.


What is the tall grass on river banks called?

The tall grass in a lake is called reeds