Will sea level rise affect the rivers connected to them?

[Donar]

Rising sea levels would reduce the potential energy of rivers and would therefore decrease erosion and increase sedimentation along rivers. With a lower velocity rivers would also tend to meander instead of flowing linear.

[Cambium]

Sea level has risen 8 inches in past 150 yrs. Lol.

I think storms, snow melt, and weather patterns are more a concern for rivers and water threats than headlines and tactics.

[grega94]

Originally Posted by gottaq

wow that's crazy. but if the rivers eventually turn into more sea, does this mean that towns along the rivers will become flooded? will the water actually be higher, or will they just have more 'ocean' properties?

if those towns and cities are below the future sea level then they will be flooded, if not then they will be pretty much safe. However as rivers get closer to sea they tend to get shallower and wider, so the banks of the rivers will start to erode so some parts of the river front might get washed away. Also something to keep in mind is that some of the land lost will be regained by the formation of a new river delta.

Also this more sea like river would be called an estuary.