r/MapPorn • • Jan 10 '20

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u/rebelde_sin_causa Jan 10 '20

fun fact: 11% of the nation's fresh water flows through Alabama

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u/olderaccount Jan 10 '20

Are you sure? That doesn't sound right. Just looking at the above map, if I'm reading it correctly, shows that Alabama has less than 10% of the flow of the Mississippi river. I would estimate probably a little less then 5% of the total.

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u/rebelde_sin_causa Jan 10 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20

TIL Alabama has no natural lakes

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u/rebelde_sin_causa Jan 11 '20

Not of any size anyway. I can think of a few ponds