What rivers carry the most water?

The Nile is estimated to be between 5,499 kilometers (3,437 miles) and 6,690 kilometers (4,180 miles) long. There is no debate, however, that the Amazon carries more water than any other river on Earth. Approximately one-fifth of all the fresh water entering the oceans comes from the Amazon.



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Alaska has the most water The state with the largest total area of water is Alaska, which has 94,743 square miles of water. Alaska contains approximately 12,000 rivers, 3 million lakes larger than 5 acres, and numerous creeks and ponds, accounting for more than 14% of the state's total area.

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And it's stunningly beautiful. –The Smith River is the wildest and cleanest river in the country outside of Alaska — indeed, it is one of the cleanest rivers in the world. — The Smith is the only major undammed river in California.

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Lawrence River watershed is one of the world's largest freshwater ecosystems. It contains about 84 percent of all the freshwater in North America, and is also home to about 30 million people. The watershed makes up lands in both the United States and Canada.

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These lakes contain 84% of the surface freshwater in North America, and about 21% of the world's surface fresh water. Lake Superior, the largest lake in the United States, holds the same amount of water as Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, and four Lake Eries.

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The average underwater visibility of Lake Superior is about 8 metres or 27 feet, making it the cleanest and clearest of the Great Lakes.

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Rebecca Thiele. The White River from the Indianapolis Art Center's ArtsPark. Indiana has the most miles of rivers and streams deemed too polluted to swim in of any state. Indiana has the most polluted rivers and streams of any state.

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Answer and Explanation: The deepest river in the United States is the Hudson River, which reaches 200 feet deep at some points. The St. Lawrence River, which runs through parts of the U.S., is slightly deeper with a maximum depth of 250 feet, but mostly flows along the border of the U.S. and into Canada.

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Lake Erie. The fourth largest out of the five Great lakes, Erie is also the shallowest and the smallest in volume. In terms of surface area, Erie takes thirteenth place in the world. Niagara River is its biggest natural outflow, providing a huge amount of hydroelectric power to both the United States and Canada.

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Lake Baikal is unique in a number of other ways too. It is the world's oldest, coldest lake, and around 80% of its animal species are endemic (not found anywhere else). ???? U.S.

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