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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

blackwater rivers  

DEFINITION

  • A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. As vegetation decays, tannins leach into the water, making a transparent, acidic water that is darkly stained, resembling black tea.

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_river

    Created: 9/16/21

    (en)

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  • Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    black water rivers (en)

SCOPE NOTE

  • Considered some of the cleanest natural waters in the world, blackwater rivers are very low in dissolved minerals and often have no measurable water hardness (en)

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