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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What causes rivers to swell as they flow toward a lake, gulf, sea, or ocean?
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water from tributaries
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water from lakes
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water from groundwater
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water from aquifers
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An estuary is an area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean. In estuaries, the salty ocean mixes with a freshwater river, resulting in brackish water. Brackish water is somewhat salty, but not as salty as the ocean. An estuary may also be called a bay, lagoon, sound, or slough.
Detailed explanation-2: -A river is a large, natural stream of flowing water. Rivers are found on every continent and on nearly every kind of land.
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