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2 Responses to “How Long Does A Drop Of Water Take To Travel From A River’s Source To Its Delta?”
Generally, it depends on how long the river is and how fast the water moves, isn’t that true? The Ganges is about 2510 km long. The average speed in the middle of the river is (I’m guessing) 10 km/hr, and at the edges 2 km/hr. So overall, a single drop would move at an average of … 6 km/hr, more or less.
2510 / 6 = 418 hours = 17.4 days.
But some of the drops will take 9 days, and some will get stuck in the mud and take many months.
depends how far the drop is down the river and which river….
Generally, it depends on how long the river is and how fast the water moves, isn’t that true? The Ganges is about 2510 km long. The average speed in the middle of the river is (I’m guessing) 10 km/hr, and at the edges 2 km/hr. So overall, a single drop would move at an average of … 6 km/hr, more or less.
2510 / 6 = 418 hours = 17.4 days.
But some of the drops will take 9 days, and some will get stuck in the mud and take many months.