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Rivers That Flow North
(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.
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 
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