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river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...
s are known to have reversed the direction of their flow, either permanently or temporarily, in response to geological activity, weather events, climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to ...
, or direct human intervention.
Permanent reversals
Natural
Artificial
Temporary reversals
Daily
All tidal sections of rivers reverse their flow with the tide about twice a day (or semidiurnally), by definition. The following are notable examples.Annual
Intermittent
Hurricane
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...
storm surges often cause temporary reversals of coastal rivers.
See also
* Stream capture, in which a stream or river is diverted from its own bed, and flows instead down a neighboring channelReferences
{{river morphology reversals Hydrology Fluvial geomorphology