# For those who doubted........ **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 17, 2004, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544 "2004-05-17T08:49:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/1 "2004-05-17T08:49:26Z")
For those who made fun of me ALL weekend… HERE IS THE PROOF!!! > Rivers That Flow North > (actually downhill) in a northerly direction > > FACTS: > > 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. We 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 > **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 Vermount, USA, 75 miles > Pend Oreille Washingtom, 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 Orego, USA, 188 miles > Yenisey Russian Federation, 2548 miles > Youghiogheny Eastern USA, 151 miles SO :finger: you whitey, joel, matt, mike, brian and brad. Here is the reference: [Rivers That Flow North - WorldAtlas](http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/riversno.htm) (I couldn’t find any proof that the flow changes, but the Monogahela DOES in fact flow north for 128 miles) ---
**Author:** ![VENOMevo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/venomevo/32/5959_2.png) [@VENOMevo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VENOMevo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/2 "2004-05-17T08:56:00Z")
Ha ha… get back to WORK JENN… ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/3 "2004-05-17T09:12:35Z")
wtf is this about? Did someone say that rivers only flow north to south?? 🤣 Hell, the Nile, the longest in the worls flowa south to north ---
**Author:** ![VictorSmalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/victorsmalls/32/5944_2.png) [@VictorSmalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/VictorSmalls)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/4 "2004-05-17T09:13:53Z")
Hell, I live on the Mon, I could have told ya that…everyone knows that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/5 "2004-05-17T09:16:40Z")
OMG you guys didn’t know that!!! wtf \ ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/6 "2004-05-17T09:31:46Z")
> [@VictorSmalls](#): > > Hell, I live on the Mon, I could have told ya that…everyone knows that 🙂 x2 ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/7 "2004-05-17T09:46:39Z")
No no, there is a BIG story behind it… I’m sure someone will tell you… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![2QWIK2C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/8dc957/32.png) [@2QWIK2C](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2QWIK2C)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/8 "2004-05-17T09:56:09Z")
:gives: ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/9 "2004-05-17T09:57:49Z")
> [@2QWIK2C](#): > > :gives: ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/10 "2004-05-17T10:01:20Z")
I don’t want to hear Jenn talking about flow… 🤮 ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/11 "2004-05-17T10:02:53Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > I don’t want to hear Jenn talking about flow… > > 🤮 :blah: then don’t read it. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/12 "2004-05-17T10:05:07Z")
> [@huskysgrl](#): > > :blah: then don’t read it. i was just kidding… but who doesn’t know that the Mon flows north?!? How else would the Ohio river exist?? ---
**Author:** ![Streetnstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Streetnstrip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Streetnstrip)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/13 "2004-05-17T10:09:54Z")
> [@2QWIK2C](#): > > :gives: x2 ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/14 "2004-05-17T10:10:49Z")
I said there was a mother fucking story behind it… forget it now… :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/15 "2004-05-17T10:18:39Z")
no no no see that makes sense. the way the story originally goes is she stated that one of the rivers change direction in the middle of the day and start flowing the opposite direction and it had somthing to do with the tides. and there was only two in the world according to her teacher. I explained if thats what her teacher said he should be fired because the water can;t flow back up over the damns that cover all three rivers. Then whitey suggested maybe it was a mass concentrtation of salmon swimming up stream all at once and when they jump the damns that what gives it its helping motion. She never said the Mon and from us talking and tracing the general paths the only one me and whitey could think of was the Yough. we sort of forgot it flows noth till Rakin then dips once and finishes to the west at the point. IN anycase that is what started it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/16 "2004-05-17T10:26:08Z")
you guys should know your watersheds :nono: ---
**Author:** ![ninjenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c67d28/32.png) [@ninjenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninjenn)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/17 "2004-05-17T10:27:15Z")
I know… I’ve lived in Pittsburgh for 9 years and didn’t know the monongahela flowed north… :hsdance: Shows how much I payed attention in geography class. ---
**Author:** ![Sight\_N\_Sound](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sight_n_sound/32/5950_2.png) [@Sight\_N\_Sound](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sight_N_Sound)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/18 "2004-05-17T10:37:29Z")
> [@turbovw18](#): > > you guys should know your watersheds :nono: I guess you missed the whole funny and what were were making fun about with the change in the middle of the day driectional flow. :doh: Thats what started the whole convo. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/19 "2004-05-17T10:51:20Z")
![http://www.pitt.edu/~jssst37/html/positive7.jpg](http://www.pitt.edu/~jssst37/html/positive7.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544/20 "2004-05-17T11:02:06Z")
> [@Sight N Sound](#): > > I guess you missed the whole funny and what were were making fun about with the change in the middle of the day driectional flow. :doh: > > Thats what started the whole convo. no no… i know what she was saying… totally ridiculous… had i been there, there may or may not of been a fist fight. 🙂 [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-those-who-doubted/166544.md?page=2)