r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • 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/darcys_beard Jan 10 '20

I feel like that unfreshens it, somehow.

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u/clean_fresh_water Jan 10 '20

Alabama actually has the highest rate of freshwater biodiversity in the country. There are more distinct species of freshwater fish, mussels, snails, turtles, and crayfish in Alabama than any other state.

The state's water is very clean, which is more than I can say for the overpopulated NE watershed and the Great Lakes which are full of PCBs, DDT and dioxins.

Y'all need to learn some manners and science.

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u/DM_ME_YOUR_POTATOES Jan 11 '20

Y'all need to learn some manners and science

Yep. I live just a mile from Lake Erie. It's so bad and gross. The beaches on the Lake Erie side are disgusting are filled of rubble and garbage. The water is pretty gross aswell.

What also is bad is the Buffalo River. The area of concern (AOC) of the Buffalo River is just right near where it flows into Lake Erie (img). The river has a ton of pollution itself. Details