Wait, is there a river of a heavier liquid there? isn't this at the bottom of some watery biome? or is this an air space with a river through it?
It's probably what's known as a cold seep. It's a place where chemicals trapped in the earth such as methane and, more specifically, hydrogen sulfide, leak through into the ocean bottom forming a brine pool that is, ironically, warmer than the surrounding water. It just so happens that this one flows and is filled with sediment.
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Bottom of the ocean. Brine is extra-salty water which is far more dense than regular water, so it can form rivers and pools on the seafloor.
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It's probably what's known as a cold seep. It's a place where chemicals trapped in the earth such as methane and, more specifically, hydrogen sulfide, leak through into the ocean bottom forming a brine pool that is, ironically, warmer than the surrounding water. It just so happens that this one flows and is filled with sediment.