Could there be a plausible way to have a freshwater river that sources water from a saltwater ocean? By plausible I mean by means of everyday, scientifically-sound, boring-ass reasons, so no magic.

I am not a scientist, and do not know anything about rivers. Please help.

  • Tofu_Lewis [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    There could even be a cool scenario where a country cuts down a path through the mangroves to open up a trade route or military supply line and inadvertently salinates the inland freshwater sea.

    • Blorbis83 [he/him,use name]
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      2 years ago

      This is actually an explanation I thought about; perhaps there's some sort of plant life that sucks up a lot of sodium and hangs around river-inlets? A mangrove tree is a great idea!