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List of rivers that flow north

List of rivers that flow north (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Listcruft. There are no corresponding lists for south, west and east, and the criterion is fairly silly. This list is a) unmaintainable b) has a potential of growing indefinitely c) sourced from a defunct geocities site. Duja 15:40, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

• Delete as nominator. Duja 15:41, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete - Per nom. Chris Kreider 16:20, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep and cleanup or Categorize - There are very few rivers in the world that flow Northward. A list or category for them is useful as a river flowing North is a notable detail. Kari Hazzard (T | C) 16:33, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
  • With due respect, "rarity of northward rivers" sounds like an urban myth to me. Might be true for U.S. due to configuration of the relief, but certainly not true worldwide. Duja 16:44, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
    • It probably springs from things like this. See also this article, this article, and this article. One can find a lot of repetitions on the World Wide Web of the idea that "most rivers flow south". Uncle G 19:01, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep - I disagree with the major points of the nomination. The same arguments can be made for every entry under the Lists of Rivers category. Just as there is no list of S, E, or W rivers there are no lists of rivers in Italy or a list of places without rivers. Honestly, in my opinion, it is more interesting to see a list of north-bound rivers than it is to see a list of rivers in Guam. I do, however, agree that there needs to be some sources cited here. -- wtfunkymonkey 16:37, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
• Delete Unmaintainable, arbitrary list. Most rivers flow north in some occasions during their path. Rhine for instance is included in this list, although it flows in all directions and has its mouth westwards. This list seems like a bad idea.--Húsönd 18:23, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
• Keep Rivers and geography are important topics and something like this could appear in an almanac or encyclopedia. --172.148.158.110 18:36, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Note This was 172.148.158.110's first edit on Misplaced Pages.--Húsönd 18:39, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Additional Note Anon user also has a predilection of placing nonsense votes. Danny Lilithborne 19:17, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

• KeepThis is a topic discussed in college sciences classes. The listing may be beneficial to that end. CraigMonroe 19:33, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

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