It's a pity that it's in all this Mickey Mouse metric measurements. I prefer it to be measured in feet. I can understand metric easily but in my day (lol) everything was measured in inches, feet, yards, and miles.
Correction: In the last 30 days the USGS has measured a gage height of the Green River at Paradise, KY at nearly 40,000 feet or 12 kilometers. The gage can give erratic readings due to irregularities in surface of the fissure in the Earth's crust, at this point in the river. h t t p : / / river-depth. c o m /graphs/03316500?period=30 It is my theory that the Mississippi River didn't flow backward, just to fill the very shallow Reelfoot Lake, during the Earthquakes of 1811-1812.
@budbarker57 Really, 150m? I've gone canoeing on the Green river and I wouldn't say it's 150m deep more like 10m , unless your talking about some other part of it.
@future4zinc It is important to understand that there is no accurate way to tell the "depth" of a waterway. Depth will always be affected by variables such as floor terrain, or rocks, sand bars, and other objects. The USGS places automated units at various locations along waterways. They report back a "gage height". This is a number that should be used for relativity only.
@future4zinc Because Munfordville is a popular spot to put in for canoeing and kayaking, many people assume the gage height there indicates the depth of the Green River.
@future4zinc The Green river is 384 miles long. If you are looking at the gage height at Munfordville, it's about 6'-15' or ~2m-5m. At Mammoth Cave (that one's broken) some sources say, about 10' or 3m. Within 50 miles of my home is the gage at Paradise, Ky. where the gage height is has been past 24,000' just over 7,315 meters. I've found no evidence of any river nearly that depth, in the world. h t t p : / / river-depth. c o m /states/KY
I've seen soundings of the Columbia(downstream of all reservoirs) that indicated areas near its mouth where it matched the Ganges-I believe-where the soundings indicated 20 meters(about 65 feet). It would be interesting to know where the Big "C" would have stood up against the others in terms of natural depth, but there just don't seem to be enough natural stretches to reach anything conclusive. Most rivers in the Columbia's size(discharge) range reach depths well in excess of 100'
@niflap I don't know what you mean by the "big C", are you talking about the Chang Jiang? Or the Congo River? When these two rivers charge, they can even be deeper than 200m. The Congo River can reach over 200m when it charges towards the Atlantic Ocean, whereas the Chang Jiang can do the same when it charges to the China Sea.
@uptonman666 Thanks for letting me know, it shows that when people make research like this there have to be some certainties. These rivers are big and long, but I bet that the Kennebecasis River is longer than some of these rivers. Thanks a lot for your information, I have never been in Canada, I hope to be there some day,
well done, but I'm just wondering what you mean about that how "dangerous" a river is. Do you mean that there live dangerous animals or something or are you talking about how many people get drowned in the river during the year?
@roskakuski777 Yes I do, a river is dangerous when there are lots of deadly animals in it and the numbers of people getting drowned in the river every year. You are exactly right.
It's a pity that it's in all this Mickey Mouse metric measurements. I prefer it to be measured in feet. I can understand metric easily but in my day (lol) everything was measured in inches, feet, yards, and miles.
Davewise1965 1 week ago
the st lawerence river is up to depth of 250 ft or 80 metres also an area on the kennebecasis river in nb canda is on charts at over 80 metres
madmanmillett 1 month ago
Correction: In the last 30 days the USGS has measured a gage height of the Green River at Paradise, KY at nearly 40,000 feet or 12 kilometers. The gage can give erratic readings due to irregularities in surface of the fissure in the Earth's crust, at this point in the river. h t t p : / / river-depth. c o m /graphs/03316500?period=30 It is my theory that the Mississippi River didn't flow backward, just to fill the very shallow Reelfoot Lake, during the Earthquakes of 1811-1812.
budbarker57 1 month ago
there is a spot in the colorado river (Boxcar turn) that is over 2000 ft (610 meters) DEEP!!!!
Thepoisnus1 2 months ago
it says that amazon is the longest river it is the secend
ramitami2120 4 months ago
the St Clair River In Sarnia Ontario Canada And Port Huron Michigan U.S.A Is About 40M At Its Deepest Point
SebbyDTV 6 months ago
@SebbyDTV Thanks for letting me know, it's always good to know more from others.
bnbalenda 5 months ago
The St. Lawrence River in northern US/Canada reaches depths of around 80M as there are shipwrecks that have been discovered at these depths.
ryanern18 6 months ago
The Green River in Kentucky averages 150m.
budbarker57 7 months ago
@budbarker57 Really, 150m? I've gone canoeing on the Green river and I wouldn't say it's 150m deep more like 10m , unless your talking about some other part of it.
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@future4zinc It is important to understand that there is no accurate way to tell the "depth" of a waterway. Depth will always be affected by variables such as floor terrain, or rocks, sand bars, and other objects. The USGS places automated units at various locations along waterways. They report back a "gage height". This is a number that should be used for relativity only.
budbarker57 1 month ago
@future4zinc Because Munfordville is a popular spot to put in for canoeing and kayaking, many people assume the gage height there indicates the depth of the Green River.
budbarker57 1 month ago
@future4zinc The Green river is 384 miles long. If you are looking at the gage height at Munfordville, it's about 6'-15' or ~2m-5m. At Mammoth Cave (that one's broken) some sources say, about 10' or 3m. Within 50 miles of my home is the gage at Paradise, Ky. where the gage height is has been past 24,000' just over 7,315 meters. I've found no evidence of any river nearly that depth, in the world. h t t p : / / river-depth. c o m /states/KY
budbarker57 1 month ago
The Amozon is said 2b over 300' deep in some places.
niflap 7 months ago
I've seen soundings of the Columbia(downstream of all reservoirs) that indicated areas near its mouth where it matched the Ganges-I believe-where the soundings indicated 20 meters(about 65 feet). It would be interesting to know where the Big "C" would have stood up against the others in terms of natural depth, but there just don't seem to be enough natural stretches to reach anything conclusive. Most rivers in the Columbia's size(discharge) range reach depths well in excess of 100'
niflap 7 months ago
@niflap Thanks for the info. It's usually complicated when it comes to the depths of rivers.
bnbalenda 4 months ago
@niflap I don't know what you mean by the "big C", are you talking about the Chang Jiang? Or the Congo River? When these two rivers charge, they can even be deeper than 200m. The Congo River can reach over 200m when it charges towards the Atlantic Ocean, whereas the Chang Jiang can do the same when it charges to the China Sea.
bnbalenda 4 months ago
Very informative :)
Freelifewonder 8 months ago
@Freelifewonder Thank you :-)
bnbalenda 4 months ago
The kennebecasis River in New Brunswick Canada is not a long river and not that big but parts of it are over 30 meters deep.
uptonman666 8 months ago
@uptonman666 Thanks for letting me know, it shows that when people make research like this there have to be some certainties. These rivers are big and long, but I bet that the Kennebecasis River is longer than some of these rivers. Thanks a lot for your information, I have never been in Canada, I hope to be there some day,
bnbalenda 8 months ago
Thanks a lot, well done.
But i want to add the Paraná River in Argentina, which is 35-45 m deep average with some parts 50m deep. Congratulations.
dudkhalia 9 months ago
@dudkhalia Thanks for letting me know about other rivers that are as deep. It's always a good thing to learn.
bnbalenda 8 months ago
well done, but I'm just wondering what you mean about that how "dangerous" a river is. Do you mean that there live dangerous animals or something or are you talking about how many people get drowned in the river during the year?
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roskakuski777 1 year ago 2
@roskakuski777 Yes I do, a river is dangerous when there are lots of deadly animals in it and the numbers of people getting drowned in the river every year. You are exactly right.
bnbalenda 1 year ago
@roskakuski777 Thanks a lot.
bnbalenda 1 year ago