The Colorado River’s Largest Tributary Flows Uphill for Over 100 Miles and Geologists May Finally Know Why
For decades, one of the most puzzling mysteries in American geology has been hiding in plain sight in eastern Utah. The Green River, the Colorado River’s largest tributary, appears to flow uphill through the Uinta Mountains for over 100 miles, defying everything we intuitively understand about how rivers work. Now, a team of researchers from…