Curious! Can Rivers Flow Uphill?

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Originally Posted by marino760

Any stream of water will flow uphill if it's being pushed by a stronger force than gravity. The Mississippi flowed south to north for a very brief period of time during the New Madrid earthquake of 1812 near Missouri.

And another interesting fact of that 8.2 earthquake was it created the ONLY natural lake in TN; Reelfoot.

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Originally Posted by ncole1

Maybe not in true rivers, but in underground channels water may go uphill for a short distance in order to ultimately reach an even lower point, just as water can go through a hose that passes over an object.

water going thru a hose is usually under pressure from a pressure tank.

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This whole thread makes me think we should burn down every school in the country and start over from scratch.