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River Puzzle Solved: Scientists Explain Why the Green River Flows Uphill
A team of researchers has finally solved the century-old mystery of why the Green River in Utah flows uphill. By analyzing the river's channel and surrounding land, they found that the river was once a gentle stream that flowed east but was later captured by a stream from the south. The land around the Uinta Mountains had shifted, causing the river to change course and flow uphill.
At a glance
- Scientists discovered that the Green River was once a gentle stream that flowed east.
- The river was later captured by a stream from the south, causing it to change course and flow uphill.
- The land around the Uinta Mountains had shifted, causing the river to change its path.
- Researchers used a technique called 2D topographic inversion to reconstruct the region's past landscape.