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The Salinity of Rivers (8359 words) |
 | The saltiness of rivers is simply a matter of the relative amount of water that is turned into water vapor through consumption, whether it is natural or the result of human activity. |
| Before man began harnessing the rivers the seasonal floods were highly effective in carrying salts to the ocean and keeping the river basin in reasonably good salt balance. |
| It is the third-longest river in the U.S., yet like the Colorado it does not qualify for inclusion in the Geological Survey list of 33 rivers with the highest discharge. |
| List of rivers in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (143 words) |
| Rivers in the United States is a list of rivers in the United States. |
| For a list of rivers in U.S. territories, please see List of rivers in U.S. insular areas. |
| Listings of rivers in the United States by letter of the alphabet: |
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