What is the deepest river in the world?
The Congo River is the second longest river in Africa after the Nile and the second largest river in the world by discharge volume of water (after the Amazon), and the world's deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 m (720 ft)…..
What is the average depth and the deepest point of the Mississippi River?
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. About 2,320 miles (3,730 km) long, the river originates at Lake Itasca, Minnesota and flows slowly southwards in sweeping meanders, terminating 95 miles (153 km) by river below New Orleans, Louisiana where it begins to flow to the Gulf of Mexico. From its origin at Lake Itasca to St. Louis, Missouri, the flow of the Mississippi River is moderated by 43 dams. The average depth of the Mississippi River is 120 feet to 130 feet deep with the maximum depth being 150 feet. http://chestofbooks.com/reference/American-Cyclopaedia-8/Mississippi-River.html http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Mississippi_River
How can you describe the deepest river in the United States?
HmmmI didn’t know so I looked it up.The first site said: Pocomoke River is the deepest river in the United States. It is second deepest river in the world, next to the Nile in Africa. The Pocomoke River ranges in depth from 7 to 45 feet and has a total length of 73 miles.BUT THE NEXT TWO SITES SAID : the Mississippi at 200 ftTHEN another said the Hudson River at 216 ftBTW: Lake Powell, a resourvor on the Colorado river is 568 ft.So I still don’t know but guessing the Pocomoke River isn’t.
Could major US Navy ships function in the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers?
I'm writing a book, and would like to know if Cruisers, Destroyers, or Aircraft Carriers, could function with their full capabilities in the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers?
Are there any Quora users who vividly remember the segregated South? If so, what are your most memorable recollections?
First I would like to point out that segregation was not just limited to the South. I grew up in Southern Indiana, and segregation was alive and well there as well. I was born in 1940, and when I was 9 or 10 years old, my dad took us to a football game at the one “Black” high school that blacks were permitted to attend. My Dad was a part of a group of Jaycees who helped support the school. My mother had a black maid the entire time I lived at home, so I grew up with a black lady as part of my home environment. I am so very thankful she was a part of my life. I never heard any racial slurs at home, but I heard them outside the home all the time. The blacks lived in a neighborhood near the center of town, and were not allowed to purchase a home outside that area. They could work only in menial jobs that paid little.I would also point out that my dad din’t have any black employees. To his credit, he paid the entire amount of our maids FICA and Social Security; nothing was deducted from her pay. When she could not work any longer, she was able to retire with a social security check every month. Later, she became ill, and my mother, a retired nurse, would visit her regularly and take her to the doctor when needed. But believe me that was not the norm.There were no lynchings in Indiana that I was aware of, but they continued in the South and I heard of them from time to time. I vividly remember the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy, who dared to face the bigots and challenge their activities, while asking only for peace and equal treatment that our Constitution calls for. I was saddened to think of the hatred that accompanied the era, and still feel the same way.I am a Freemason, and the one criticism I had concerning that institution was the lack of black members, and the refusal of Masonic Lodges to recognize the Prince Hall Masons (who are black). Then the Grand Lodges began to recognize Prince Hall Masons, except the Southeastern states, who, as one might expect, continue in their bigotry. I am a Texas Mason, and so very proud that we, as most of the state Grand Lodges, now not only recognize Prince Hall Masons, but also accept people of color, and of various religions into our lodges.
How deep do you need to dig to hit bed rock?
Hi Kat. Bedrock is the first rock you hit below ground. So how deep that is depends on where you are. In some places, the bedrock IS the ground. In other places - like the valleys of large rivers for instance, or areas along the US Southeastern coast, the first bedrock can easily be thousands of feet (miles) down.
Earthquake experts???
Where is the New Madrid Fault? What states would be affected if there was an earthquake here? ........it goes on...... but if you could help me find any good sites or share any knowlge/history that would be greatly aprreciated..thanks