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Bifurcating Waterways
- Some rivers flow in two directions and some lakes have multiple outlets to separate water basins.
- The Casiquiare River in South America is a famous example, connecting the Orinoco River with the Rio Negro, which eventually joins the Amazon.
- The Casiquiare River's meandering, nearly-flat course connects the two largest basins in the continent.
- A review paper highlights a total of 9 hydrological head-scratchers in the Americas.
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