TOP 16 reservoirs in which rivers, seas and oceans do not mix

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

In most cases, the border of one sea with another is just an area on the map. But sometimes it happens that the waters cannot mix quickly. The most obvious case is different salinity, in which different bodies of water are separated by a visually noticeable boundary. A halocline is formed. Let's look at him.

1. North Sea and Baltic Sea

The meeting point of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea near Skagen, Denmark. Water does not mix due to its different density.

2. Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean

The meeting point of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Strait of Gibraltar. The water does not mix due to the difference in density and salinity.

3. Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean

The meeting point of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Antilles region.

The meeting point of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas. Left - Caribbean Sea (turquoise water), right - Atlantic Ocean (blue water).

4. Suriname River and Atlantic Ocean

The meeting point of the Suriname River and the Atlantic Ocean in South America.

5. Uruguay River and its tributary

The confluence of the Uruguay River and its tributary in the province of Misiones, Argentina. One of them is cleared for the needs of agriculture, the other becomes almost red with clay during the rainy season.

6. Rio Negro and Solimoes (section of the Amazon)

Six miles from Manaus in Brazil, the Rio Negro and Solimoes rivers join but do not mix for 4 kilometers. The Rio Negro has dark water, while the Solimoes has light. This phenomenon is explained by the difference in temperature and flow rate. The Rio Negro flows at a speed of 2 km / h and a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, while the Solimoins flows at a speed of 4 to 6 km / h and a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius.

7. Moselle and Rhine

The confluence of the Moselle and Rhine rivers in the city of Koblenz, Germany. The Rhine is lighter, the Moselle is darker.

8. Ilz, Danube and Inn

The confluence of the three rivers Ilz, Danube and Inn in Passau, Germany. Ilz is a small mountain river (in the 3rd photo in the lower left corner), the Danube in the middle and the Inn of light color. The Inn, although wider and fuller than the Danube at the confluence, is considered a tributary.

9. Alaknanda and Bhagirathi

The confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers in Devaprayag, India. Alaknanda is dark, Bhagirathi is light.

10. Irtysh and Ulba

The confluence of the Irtysh and Ulba rivers in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan. Irtysh is clean, Ulba is cloudy.

11. Jialing and Yangtze

The confluence of the Jialing and Yangtze rivers in Chongqing, China. The Jialing River stretches for 119 km. In the city of Chongqing, it flows into the Yangtze River. The clear waters of Jialing meet the brown waters of the Yangtze.

12. Irtysh and Om

The confluence of the Irtysh and Om rivers in Omsk, Russia. Irtysh is cloudy, Om is transparent.

13. Irtysh and Tobol

The confluence of the Irtysh and Tobol rivers near Tobolsk, Tyumen region, Russia. Irtysh - light, cloudy, Tobol - dark, transparent.

14. Chuuya and Katun

The confluence of the Chuya and Katun rivers in the Ongudai region of the Altai Republic, Russia. Chuya water in this place (after the confluence with the Chaganuzun River) acquires an unusual cloudy white lead color and seems dense and thick. Katun is clean and turquoise. Connecting together, they form a single two-color stream with a clear border and flow for some time without mixing.

15. Green and Colorado

The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA. Green is green and Colorado is brown. The channels of these rivers run through rocks of different composition, which is why the colors of the water are so contrasting.

16. Rona and Arv

The confluence of the Rhone and Arve rivers in Geneva, Switzerland. The river on the left is the transparent Rhone, which comes out of Lake Leman. The river on the right is the muddy Arves, which is fed by many of the glaciers of the Chamonix Valley.