The River Nile
AFRICA
The River Nile is about 6,670 km (4,160 miles) in length and is the longest river in Africa and in the world. Although it is generally associated with Egypt, only 22% of the Nile’s course runs through Egypt.
In Egypt, the River Nile creates a fertile green valley across the desert. It was by the banks of the river that one of the oldest civilizations in the world began. The ancient Egyptians lived and farmed along the Nile, using the soil to produce food for themselves and their animals. |
Ancient Irrigation in Egypt and Mesopotamia
How many rivers of the world can YOU recognize?
Rivers That Flow North - http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/riversno.htm
(actually downhill) in a northerly direction
THE 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
THE 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
- Fox Wisconsin, USA, 200 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
