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because the elevation is higher and water cant flow up hill ☻
Jules Bahringer
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∙ 12y agoQuite simply because of gravity. Rivers flow from the highest elevation to the lowest elevation, not necessarily from north to south. It just so happens that going south in many cases results in an elevation decrease creating a correlation between the two. In the case of North Africa, though, the higher elevations are in the center of the continent, so the Nile, which goes from Africa's center to the Mediterranean necessarily flows northward.
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∙ 13y agobecause the elevation is higher and water cant flow up hill ☻
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∙ 14y agoWater flows from higher elevations to lower elevations - it merely takes the path of least resistance. In other words - the topography of the land determines which way the river will flow.
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∙ 11y agoMississippi river flows east to provide vast drainage to the long and broad plains.
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∙ 15y agoGravity
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Where does a river flow?
north
What us rivers flow from north to south?
the Nile river flows north The Nile does flow north, but it isn't in the US. St. John's River (FL), Willamette River (OR) and the Monongahela River (VA) are the three US rivers that flow north.
Does the mississipi river flow north or south?
north
Is it usual for a river to flow north?
Rivers can flow in any compass direction, a river will always flow downhill.
What direction does the Nile River flow in?
The Nile River flows from the North
Witch direction does the Nile River flow?
The Nile River flows north.
Which direction does river nile flow does it flow north south east or west?
south to north
Where does the river Rhine flow into?
Into the North Sea
What directin did the Nile River flow?
North
The Nile River flow?
South to north.
Where does the river flow into the sea?
in the north and east
What is the name of the large river that that flow north into the Beaufort?
It is the Mackensie River.
