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How can a river run north and south at the same time?

If you have a river that runs north and south and another river branches off of it to the west then turns south,at the point where the two (3) rivers meet how can the water run north on the north of the other branching river and then south on the south side at the same time?

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1. currents i think i am trying to do my hw
2. How can A river ( the same river) can run north & south at the same time? That means the river is not running anywhere (neither north nor south) and it is a stagnant pool. First principle of flowing water is it 'runs down', from a higher level to one that is lower. If some water runs from point 'A' to point 'B' that is south of 'A', because A is higher than B (B is lower than A), how can some other water climb from 'B' to 'A' in an attempt to flow north. This is all I understood from your stated (I don't know about your 'unstated' meaning) version.