River Facts......Did you know?

• Water covers nearly three-quarters (75%) of the earth's surface.
• Most of the earth's surface water is permanently frozen or salty.
• Over 90% of the world's fresh water is found in Antarctica.
• Of the earth's total volume of water

• It doesn't take much salt to make water "salty." If one-thousandth (or more) of the weight of water is from salt, then the water is "saline."
• The United States consumes water at twice the rate of other industrialised nations.
• 1.2 Billion people world-wide who do not have access to clean water.
• Each day almost 10,000 children under the age of 5 in Third World countries die as a result of illnesses contracted by use of impure water.
• Most of the world's people must walk at least 3 hours to fetch water.
• By 2025, 52 countries [with two-thirds of the world's population] will be likely to have water shortages.
• The average single-family home uses 80 gallons of water each day in the winter and 120 gallons in the summer. Showering, bathing and using the toilet account for about two-thirds of the average family's water usage.