can rivers flow north??
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yes.  a river will flow from higher terrain to lower terrain, independent of the compass direction.  two rivers near where i live that flow north are the Red River of the north (North Dakota/ Minnesota border) and the Nemadji River (northwest Wisconsin).
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They are meanders.   They can develop into oxbow lakes if, for example, the meander is like a C so that the ends of the C are close together.   Then, if there is a flood, the water may join the ends together, forming a D shape (can't turn the D round!), the water rushes down the straight edge, depositing silt where the C shape meets the straight edge.   Then you end up with an oxbow lake.   \n\nThen I thought I would find a little bit of information for you about meanders that would not confuse you as much as my oxbow explanation!\n\nA meander is a bend in a river, also known as an oxbow loop. A stream or river flowing through a wide valley or flat plain will tend to form a meandering stream course as it alternatively erodes and deposits sediments along its course. The result is a snaking pattern as the stream meanders back and forth across its floodplain. When a meander gets cut off from the main stream body, an oxbow lake is formed.\n\nA meander is formed because the river flows faster on the outside edge of any small curve and slower along the inside edge. Deposition of sediment occurs on the inner edge because the river, moving slowly, cannot carry its sediment load, creating a slip-off slope. The faster moving current on the outside bend has more erosive ability and the meander tends to grow in the direction of the outside bend, forming a river cliff. This can be seen in areas where willows grow on the banks of rivers; on the inside of meanders, willows are often far from the bank, whilst on the outside of the bend, the roots of the willows are often exposed and undercut, eventually leading the trees to fall into the river. This demonstrates the river's movement.\n\nOrigin of term\nThe term derives from the Maeander River river in Turkey, characterised by a very convoluted path. As such, early usage of the term, from the late 1500s, referred to convoluted and windy speech and ideas, as well as the geomorphological feature. The river in Turkey is called Menderes River, south of Izmir, near the town of ancient Greek town of Miletos.\n\nMeander ratio\nMeander ratio is a means of quantifying how much a river or stream meanders (how much its course deviates from the shortest possible path). It is calculated as the length of the stream divided by the length of the valley. A perfectly straight river would have a meander ratio of 1 (it would be the same length as its valley), while the higher this ratio is above 1, the more the river meanders.
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This question has been adequately answered, but it is a trick question in that every direction at the north pole is south (you can't walk east, west, or north of the north pole), and every direction at the south pole is north. You could, however take one step south, turn and walk east, but you would have to walk in a little circle to maintain your easterly direction. Weird, huh?
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The Niagara and Genesee Rivers in Upstate New York flow north. The Licking River in Kentucky flows north. There are probably many more.\n\nIn 1869, an earthquake hit Memphis, TN, causing the Mississippi to flow backwards (south to north) for 90 seconds!
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Eons ago there were rivers\n\nTh
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There are sections of the river (in Quebec) where the tides cause the river to flow upstream.  This still happens today.
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False.\n\nPermeable rocks allow water to move through them. Impermeable rocks don't therefore the water would run off.
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The main parts of a river include a channel, in which the water flows, and a floodplain—a flat region of a valley on either side of the channel. Through the channel and floodplain, water and sediment—material transported by the river, such as sand and silt—are transferred from ridges and mountains to the sea or to a lake. A river starts on hillsides as small channels, or rills. The rills combine to make larger channels or tributaries that eventually come together, forming distinct streams. The largest channels formed by this convergence of tributaries are rivers, and they can carry large quantities of fresh water and sediment across continents.
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Yes, those borders really do exist, and in fact are that shape.  Some of them are determined by running streams, rivers, and bodies of water, while others are "invisible" political borders that are surveyed to a particular geographical location.
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=just go with the flow.  There is no stopping Mother Nature and hereditary factors!
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Elevation is usually the reason.  Especially since water only flows downhill.\n\nI believe it may be that since the river flows into Lake Erie, the "upper" may refer to its source at Walton Lake, or any part of the river before it empties into Sandusky Bay.\n\nSame thing goes for the Nile River.  The Upper Nile is actually in the south and the lower Nile the closer you get into the Mediterranean Sea (going North).\n\nSince the Mississippi flows south, the lower Mississippi is in the southern areas, and the upper Mississippi the closer you get to the Great Lakes.
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Ocean currents in the northern hemisphere go clockwise.\nAs the current starts from it southern most point (i.e. near the equator), it is a warm ocean current. It will travel as a warm current along the east coast of the continent to its west side. As the current continues to move clockwise it will move across the ocean towards its most northern part. It is still technically a warm water current until it begins to travel southward along the west coast of the eastern continent.\nAn example would be the North Atlantic Ocean Gyre. It starts north of the equator, moves up towards the Caribbean and US East Coast (the Gulf Stream) and then travels eastward across the Atlantic to England. At this point it is still considered a warm ocean current because of its temp relative to the surrounding waters. As the current begins to move southward along the western European coast it becomes a cold ocean current until it gets back to along the equator.\nIn the southern hemisphere it is just the opposite! \nBut maybe a simpler answer would have been by looking at a currents temperature RELATIVE to surrounding bodies of water, but that is not as precise as the answer given above.\nHope this helps.
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I don't understand the question. Are you asking about a South wind, North wind, East wind and West wind?
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Rivers & streams are parts of drainage basins (aka watersheds). This means that they drain most of the surface water from an area.\n\nWhen it rains very heavily, it runs off & goes into the rivers & streams b/c they are lower in elevation. This is called surface runoff.\n\nRivers are only capable of handling a certain amount of water at a time. When it reaches flood stage it will overflow it's banks.\n\nAlthough it is possible for a lake to flood, more than likely it will not. It is less likely to get all the surface runoff from the surrounding area.\n\nOceans are not going to flood unless sea level rises. There is no real "normal" flood stage for oceans. Over time they transgress & regress in response to climate change. Water is constantly being evaporated from the oceans as well.\n\nMost of our precipitation comes from water vapor that was evaporated from the oceans. This is simply b/c oceans cover the majority of the planet.\n\nHope this helps.
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there are many rivers in the world which passes through young folded mountain systems . , at the sea level froming gorges . They are believed to be antedecent rivers, which originated before the mountain systems (.When the mountains started rising the rivers cut their courses at the same rate as that of mountain rise.) EX.   Himalays- INDUS, satluj,alaknanda,KOSI,ARUN,TSANGPO/ BRAHMA PUTRA,KALI...\n outside this- woonski (vermont ,USA ), amargosa river in eastern california..
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It can be very disruptive of fish species that depend on free-flowing rivers.  The hydropower dams in the Pacific Northwest of the United States have long been a source of controversy because of their impacts on salmon spawning.\n\nThe construction of dams to develop hydropwer can also flood archaeological treasures.  For example, the Glenn Canyon Dam flooded out many Native American artifacts.
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I stayed at Gaston's years ago and had a great time fishing the river.  I know nothing about Newlands, so I can't comment on them.  As I recall, my dad and I just went out on our own, without a guide, and ended up having a much better catch than any of the guide boats brought in.  Its been awhile, but as I recall, we just took our boat upstream and then fished as we floated back down, throwing our lines up ahead into rapids as we approached them.  The memory that sticks out most in my mind is that we caught a lot of fish in that river.