Does a well or a river have harder water?
The answer is (in the majority of cases if not all) that the well will have harder water. The reason is that the well water is trapped in an enclosed area surrounded by mineral rich earth, whereas rivers have a current which distributes their mineral contents.
What does this Quote mean to you? It's from the movie THE RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT.?
"Eventually, all things merge into one . . . " Life evens out, given enough time. The highs, the lows, they give one the general tenor of one's life. "and a river runs through it." We all have a dual nature. The river of life divides the right from the left. It can also represent the present time. "The river was cut by the world's great flood..." eons ago, before our time. "and runs over rocks from the basement of time." It has been so since the beginning of time. It can also denote our subconscious. "On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops." Tears of the sky. Our superconscious' trying to raise our eyes to the sky. Trying to wash the dust from our faces and eyes to see more clearly and to gain a better perspective. "Under the rocks are the words... and some of the words are theirs." The shoulds, coulds, and woulds of our lives. That voice of conscience telling us we can do and be better than we are at present. "I am haunted by waters." In many instances water is symbolic of the emotions and life. Men tend not to show their emotions and therefore can be haunted by them (the waters). It can also symbolize our actions in life that follow us to our graves. I like it (the quote). It says so much with an economy of words.
Does sea water and river water mix?
Yes, in some cases slower than others.If the river water is flowing into denser ocean water, it will tend to ride on top of the ocean water until it finally blends in. If the rate of flow is high enough, you can have a stream of fresh water extending some distance into the ocean. (History records that an early ocean-going ship was stranded without water, and someone finally broke down and took a drink from the surrounding water. Instead of salt water, it was fresh. They had sailed into the waters of the Amazon without realizing it.)If it’s composed of denser water itself, it will tend to run along the bottom of the ocean bed until it finally blends with the surrounding water. Cold water flowing into warm salt water will sometimes do this.If the flow rate is low enough, and particularly if the river spreads out into what’s known as a delta, you can have an interface washing back and forth as the tide goes in and out. This produces water of an intermediate salinity, referred to as “brackish” water. This produces an ecosystem where the plants and animals have been selected to tolerate these intermediate and often fluctuating levels of salinity. I suspect a search on “wetlands” might turn up some interesting results.
What does it mean when a river "crests"?
it is at its highest point during a storm.it creasts then starts going back down.
What does it mean when a river crests?
There's been some rivers that have been flooding in my area, and the news keeps talking about when such and such river crests. What does that term mean? Thanks!!
Why is sea water lighter than river water?
"The average density of seawater at the surface of the ocean is 1.025 g/mL; seawater is denser than fresh water (which reaches a maximum density of 1.000 g/mL at a temperature of 4°C) because of the added weight of the salts and electrostriction." So, it appears that seawater is heavier that river water, especially with the added salts. That is, if the river water is not contaminated. Not all are fresh.
Is rivers flowing into oceans a wastage of fresh water? If it is, why don't we stop it?
These answers seem to assume that all the water would be kept from returning to the oceans. That would be a truly massive undertaking, even for clever, destructive humans. We take water from the Great Lakes in the Northern US for drinking, etc., but plenty makes its way down the St. Lawrence watershed to the Atlantic. The earth has not been destroyed.One problem with taking water at a river mouth is that it is, by definition, at sea level. We would need to pump it. Solar power could be used. Here in Northern California, we level out electricity use by pumping water up into a reservoir at times of low electricity consumption, and run it back down through generators during periods of peak use. Again, the earth has not been destroyed. In some years, the Mississipi river overflows, causing havoc and (presumeably) replenishing ground water. Catching water at these times would only be helpful. Water needs purification to be potable, but river water should be useful for argiculture - it seems like the killer app for the technology. Anyone who has flown over much mof the Western US can see that lack of water is the thing that keeps everything from turning green and being productive. The return to groundwater through farming provides filtering for potability, and frequently eventually provides a path for return to the ocean.So what's going on? Is it just a matter of cost-effectiveness, or are we missing a chance to feed the world?
What does the idiom "Still water, runs deep" mean?
this refers to large or channeled rivers that can be quiet and slow moving on the surface but move very fast deep in the bottom of the river. people who are quiet but always thinking are said to be this way. they look like nothings going on, but if you go in and deep down, a lot is going on.
Why can't humans drink river water ?
Obviously, you physically CAN drink river water, but the real question is should you, and why or why not? While some answerers here have said you shouldn't drink river water, and they are correct that you generally shouldn't (unless say, you're dying of thirst, in which case it's probably not a bad idea to risk ti), their reasons haven't been entirely comprehensive. The primary reasons why you DO NOT want to drink river water, or any other unpurified water, are: 1) protozoal infections; 2) parasitic infections; 3) bacterial infections; and 4) viral infections. In some areas with highly polluted water, it's true that chemical contamination may also be a reason it's a bad idea to drink the water, but even in perfectly natural "clean" water, you've still got all of the above risks for infection. Obviously, the types of infection you may contract depend on a variety of factors, including the location, but the risk of something exists pretty much everywhere. To give you an idea of a handful of the things you may catch, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborne_... Some of those infections have the potential to be fatal. Long story short, unless you absolutely need to, don't drink unpurified water. If for some reason you absolutely need to drink water from an unpurified source, boil it for ~10 minutes.