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

whitewater rivers  

DEFINITION

  • A whitewater river is classified based on its chemistry, sediments and water colour. Whitewater rivers have high levels of suspended sediments, giving the water a pH that is near-neutral, a high electric conductivity and a pale muddy, coffee and cream-like colour. Whitewater rivers are of great ecological importance and are important to local fisheries.

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitewater_river_(river_type)

    Created: 2/18/22

    (en)

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ENTRY TERMS

  • Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    brown water rivers (en)

  • Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    white water rivers (colour) (en)

SCOPE NOTE

  • Tropical rainforest rivers carrying a heavy sediment load, despite their cafe-au-lait appearance, are generally known as 'whitewater' or brown-water rivers (en)

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