answersLogoWhite

0


Want this question answered?

Be notified when an answer is posted

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why do rivers flow towards ocean?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

In North America rivers east of the Continental Divide flow towards what ocean?

In North America, rivers east of the Continental Divide flow into the ATLANTIC ocean.This was a Daily Geography question, wasn't it? ^^


Why do most of the river of America flow southward towards the Mississippi river or towards the Atlantic ocean?

Because rivers can't cross the rocky mountains and most of the country is to the east of them allowing the water to flow to the Atlantic ocean.


Can rivers begin at a lake?

Some rivers have a lacustrine source but most river heads rise a springs. Rivers flow towards ocean sea level, they do not arise there.


What is unusual about Australia's rivers?

Australia's rivers are unusual because they flow away from the coast rather than towards the coast. On all other continents, the rivers flow towards the sea. In Australia, a great number of them flow inland, either towards the Murray River, which eventually empties into the Southern Ocean, or into the inland salt lakes.Many of the inland rivers flood during the wet season, yet can dry up later in the year. The coastal rivers do not run dry.


What is the names of the rivers that flow into ocean?

Tributaries


What forms when rivers flow into an ocean?

a delta


Most major rivers in siberia flow into what ocean?

The Arctic Ocean


What ocean do most South American rivers flow?

the Atlantic ocean


How are rivers in the great basin different from most other rivers?

Small streams flow into rivers and the rivers flow to bigger rivers.


What way to rivers in siberia tend to flow?

All of the rivers in Siberia tend to flow north. These rivers flow north as they being pulled to drain into the Arctic Ocean.


What ocean do more rivers in the US flow into?

Pacife


Which of these causes rivers to flow toward the ocean?

Wind!