PF PHOTO CONTEST - Cry Me A River (1/27-2/2)

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Astronuc said:
But the source of the Amazon is south of the equator, and the others are north (or mostly so). The southernmost 'source' of the White Nile is 2°16′55.92″S in Rwanda.

But this is what he said:

The Willamette River is the largest river, in its class, in the western hemisphere. World wide it is #3 behind the Nile and Volga... What is the class?

I would think world wide, the Amazon would rank either first or second, at least, in terms of volume.

Zz.
 
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I think the Amazon is first.

At the moment, can't think of a class that distinguishes Nile, Volga and Willamette - except for 'navigable' perhaps.

Another possibility would be elevation of source - which is relatively low for Willamette and Volga, but higher for the Nile.
 
Could it be that they are subject to flow-reversal in their lower elevations due to tides? We've got pretty good tides here in Maine and the Maritimes, and there are quite a few rivers and streams that experience reversal due to tides.
 
I was looking for Rivers flowing North... But, clearly the Volga is not in this category, not sure where I got that little bit of misinformation. Shouldn't the Rhine and the Loire be on that list? How about the Mckenzie in Canada, looking along the northern edge of Asia there are number of rivers which would fall into that category.

Looks like the Geography lesson was for me :redface:

sorry guys.
 
Astronuc said:
I think the Amazon is first.

At the moment, can't think of a class that distinguishes Nile, Volga and Willamette - except for 'navigable' perhaps.

Another possibility would be elevation of source - which is relatively low for Willamette and Volga, but higher for the Nile.

Speaking of Willamette:-

http://www.freewebs.com/mypicturesandsht/normal%5FProxy%20Falls%2C%20Willamette%20National%20Forest%2C%20Oregon.jpg

Not an entry obviously: but I thought it might inspire someone, just incredible.

http://www.freewebs.com/mypicturesandsht/snake%5Friver%5Fgrand%5Fteton%5Fnational%5Fmonument.jpg

This is none to shabby either :smile:
 
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I thought I'd posted this before, but apparently not. It's obvious folks! The Willamette is the 3rd longest river in the world (following the Nile and Volga) in the class of all rivers whose name (i) begins with a letter in the second half of the alphabet, (ii) ends with a vowel, and (iii) has L as the third letter. :biggrin:
 
Gokul43201 said:
I thought I'd posted this before, but apparently not. It's obvious folks! The Willamette is the 3rd longest river in the world (following the Nile and Volga) in the class of all rivers whose name (i) begins with a letter in the second half of the alphabet, (ii) ends with a vowel, and (iii) has L as the third letter. :biggrin:

The St.Lawrence River doesn't count? Pronounced stlah rentx, right? (I'm never sure how to pronounce a period in a word)

Or maybe the Vilyuy (sometimes, at least).

Or, if neither of those qualify, then the Volta.

Then the Yellowstone.
 
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Never heard of the Vilyuy...so it doesn't count. :biggrin: Saint Lawrence is out for obvious reasons. Volta is no longer the name of the river - it's been changed to Lower Burkina Faso. And as for Yellowstone... hmmm... can't think of a damn thing... guess I lose! :frown:
 
Gokul43201 said:
Volta is no longer the name of the river - it's been changed to Lower Burkina Faso.

:rolleyes: Yeah, that's a much better name. Easy to remember and say and fit in tiny print on a map.