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  2. Water distribution on Earth - Wikipedia

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    Most water in Earth's atmosphere and crust comes from saline seawater, while fresh water accounts for nearly 1% of the total. The vast bulk of the water on Earth is saline or salt water, with an average salinity of 35‰ (or 3.5%, roughly equivalent to 34 grams of salts in 1 kg of seawater), though this varies slightly according to the amount of runoff received from surrounding land.

  3. List of rivers by discharge - Wikipedia

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    It can be thought of as a list of the biggest rivers on Earth, measured by a specific metric. For context, the volume of an Olympic-size swimming pool is 2,500 m 3 (88,000 cu ft). The average flow rate at the mouth of the Amazon is sufficient to fill more than 83 such pools each second.

  4. List of reservoirs by volume - Wikipedia

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    Nominal volume Capacity The total volume of all water held behind a dam at the maximum level possible. Initial volume Design volume The possible volume within the reservoir after it first opens. Many rivers are high in silt that over time deposits behind a dam reducing capacity. Active volume Live volume The total capacity minus the dead pool ...

  5. List of lakes by volume - Wikipedia

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    This article lists lakes with a water volume of more than 100 km 3, ranked by volume. The volume of a lake is a difficult quantity to measure. [1] Generally, the volume must be inferred from bathymetric data by integration. Lake volumes can also change dramatically over time and during the year, especially for salt lakes in arid climates.

  6. Discharge (hydrology) - Wikipedia

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    A discharge is a measure of the quantity of any fluid flow over unit time. The quantity may be either volume or mass. Thus the water discharge of a tap (faucet) can be measured with a measuring jug and a stopwatch. Here the discharge might be 1 litre per 15 seconds, equivalent to 67 ml/second or 4 litres/minute. This is an average measure.

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    Whether you're heading home or going somewhere fun to celebrate New Years Eve, the busy holiday travel period continues, and weather may be a factor. For some, snow, rain, thunderstorms, fog, even ...

  8. List of largest lakes of the United States by volume - Wikipedia

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    This volume was taken from the summer 2011 record peak of 1,454.4 ft (443.3 m) MSL. Devils Lake has experienced severe flooding and has risen more than 31 ft (9.4 m) since 1993. Volume has increased by 6 times. [6] [7] [8] 42: Lake Oroville: California: 3,537,577 acre⋅ft (4.4 km 3) 695 ft (212 m) man-made 43 Dworshak Reservoir Idaho 3,468,000 ...

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