How many rivers flow north?

Question

How many rivers flow north?

Answer 1

the nile, the New River in Blacksburg, VA; and maybe some other ones...

Answer 2

Lots

The Nile, Elbe, Ob, Mackenzie, Seine, Lena, Verisey, Rhine, Orinoco, Red River of the North and Vistula all flow northwards

Answer 3

well IDK but yall are forgetting about the most  popular wrong way river

the one in San Antonio texas

Answer 4

There are hundreds.

Think of Northern Canada and Russia where they empty into the Arctic Ocean.

Rivers flowing north into the Great Lakes etc, etc

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ri...

Answer 6

Unless the land it totally flat, rivers of water run downhill. The vast percentage of rivers on the planet flow in a southerly direction because the source (usually in the mountains) is to the north of the mouth.

If the source of a river is at a higher elevation than the mouth, that river will run from the source to the mouth. However, if that (higher) source is to the south of the mouth, that river will then flow to the north (downhill).

Below is a partial list of rivers (length listed when known) that do just that. I haven't listed rivers that run to the northwest, or rivers that don't meet the exact requirements.

Athabasca Alberta, Canada, 765 miles

Bann Northern Ireland

Bighorn Wyoming and Montana, USA, 336 miles

Cauca Colombia, 597 miles

Deschutes Oregon, USA, 250 miles

Eel Northern California, USA, 78 miles

Erne Ireland and Northern Ireland, 60 miles

Essequibo Guyana, 600 miles

Genesee New York, USA, 144 miles

Jordan Utah, USA, 45 miles

Lena Russian Federation, 2735 miles

Little Bighorn, Wyoming and Montana, USA, 80 miles

Magdalena Colombia, 1062 miles

Mojave Southern California, USA, 100 miles

Monongahela Eastern USA, 128 miles

New Virginia and West Virginia, USA, 255 miles

Niagara Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, 39 miles.

Nile Africa, 4150 miles

Ob Russian Federation, 2289 miles

Oswego New York, USA, 24 miles

Otter Creek Vermont, USA, 75 miles

Pend Oreille Washington, USA, 62 miles

Red Minnesota, North Dakota, USA (into Canada), 318 miles

Richelieu Quebec, Canada, 208 miles

Saginaw Michigan, USA, 20 miles.

Saint Johns Florida, USA, 275 miles

San Pedro Mexico (into Arizona), 142 miles

Shennandoah Virginia and West Virginia, USA, 55 miles

Wilamette Oregon, USA, 188 miles

Wallkill New Jersey, USA, length unknown

Yenisey Russian Federation, 2548 miles

Youghiogheny Eastern USA, 151 miles

Answer 7

Many throughout the world.  Worldwide, the best-known north-flowing river is the Nile.

Answer 8

hundreds I'd imagine.  Altitude does not respect a compass.  Water goes down, not toward any poles.  

Answer 9

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Answer 10

In Africa:

The nile, the longest river in the world, flows North into the Mediterranean.

In Asia:

The Lena and the Yenisey flow through Siberia into the Arctic Ocean.

In Europe:

The Rhine, Elba, Oder, and Vistula flow mostly northward through Germany and Poland.

In North America:

The Athabasca and Mackenzie rivers flow North through Canada.

In South America:

The Araguaia, Xingu, Tapajos, and over two thirds of the rivers of Brazil and Bolivia flow North through the Amazon rainforest.

Answer 11

just the white river which as of last night, runs snuggly between a canyon

Answer 12

Restricting to major Rivers only and not tributaries (and where they join the sea flowing to the north):

Africa : Nile

Asia ; Ob. Yenisey, Lena

North America : MacKenzie

South America : Magdalena

Europe : Oder, Vistula