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Mapped: U.S. Rivers Resized by Their Water Flows

Mapped: U.S. Rivers Resized by Their Water Flows

Key Takeaways

  • The Mississippi carries an average 593,000 cubic feet of water per second, more than twice the flow of the Ohio River.
  • Several famous western rivers appear surprisingly small when resized by water flow, including the Colorado and Rio Grande.

What would a map of U.S. rivers look like if their size represented water flow rather than geography?

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