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Do rivers flows flow down hill?

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Yes

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When the river flows down a slope?
it speeds up
Is there a river that flows up hill?
Yes! On planet X. There COULD be. It would have to be like this though. A river would run down a hill. The water would gain enough momentum when it reached the bottom that it would run up the next...
Where does the river usually flows down to?
Usually the sea.
Can rivers flow up hill?
No. The flow of a river is the result of gravity due to the downward slope of the river bed.
How does a river flow up and down?
Yes, I think I see what you are getting at: The only thing that affects the flow of a river is gravity. Put simply water flows downhill. But because water is a fluid the graviational effect of the...