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First the hard core facts: What makes a river work on earth is gravity and differences in elevation ie ultimately a difference in potential energy. In this system it is not possible per say to use difference in elevation as a driver of the river because it must wrap around (because water cant travel uphill at any point in the stream).

Fun Natural facts of the Water Cycle:

Mountains are a major contributor to the formation of rivers as water sources. When water vaporizes in the water cycle into the atmosphere it's looking for ways to cool and condense and return. Because of the elevation of mountains they can act as a condensation point collecting the water vapor as rain, mist, dew, etc. This water then flows down the mountain and feeds rivers.

How to make this work:

Strategically place mountains near your river and build collection channels so that they feed their water into the main river. Have all of the streams pointed in the same direction (like right of the mountain into the river). Because all of the rivers tributaries are flowing water in from the same direction this will result in a current flowing in one direction. The river can then be wrapped back into itself.

One important detail:

Water must be consumed from the river or else it would just pool. But this could be used to water fields, civilization, or intentionally be vaporized to further fuel the cycle.

But this is essentially a river, its basically the same concept as a lazy river at a water park.

A heck I just drew you a picture instead, deal with its quality:

I misspelled "feed" with "feen" oops.

regardless you are using the energy of the water run off from the mountains to drive the current of the river.

Yes and no

First the hard core facts: What makes a river work on earth is gravity and differences in elevation ie ultimately a difference in potential energy. In this system it is not possible per se to use difference in elevation as a driver of the river because it must wrap around (because water cant travel uphill at any point in the stream).

Fun Natural facts of the Water Cycle:

Mountains are a major contributor to the formation of rivers as water sources. When water vaporizes in the water cycle into the atmosphere it's looking for ways to cool and condense and return. Because of the elevation of mountains they can act as a condensation point collecting the water vapor as rain, mist, dew, etc. This water then flows down the mountain and feeds rivers.

How to make this work:

Strategically place mountains near your river and build collection channels so that they feed their water into the main river. Have all of the streams pointed in the same direction (like right of the mountain into the river). Because all of the rivers tributaries are flowing water in from the same direction this will result in a current flowing in one direction. The river can then be wrapped back into itself.

One important detail:

Water must be consumed from the river or else it would just pool. But this could be used to water fields, civilization, or intentionally be vaporized to further fuel the cycle.

But this is essentially a river, its basically the same concept as a lazy river at a water park.

A heck I just drew you a picture instead, deal with its quality:

I misspelled "feed" with "feen" oops.

regardless you are using the energy of the water run off from the mountains to drive the current of the river.

Yes and no

First the hard core facts: What makes a river work on earth is gravity and differences in elevation ie ultimately a difference in potential energy. In this system it is not possible per say to use difference in elevation as a driver of the river because it must wrap around (because water cant travel uphill at any point in the stream).

Fun Natural facts of the Water Cycle:

Mountains are a major contributor to the formation of rivers as water sources. When water vaporizes in the water cycle into the atmosphere it's looking for ways to cool and condense and return. Because of the elevation of mountains they can act as a condensation point collecting the water vapor as rain, mist, dew, etc. This water then flows down the mountain and feeds rivers.

How to make this work:

Strategically place mountains near your river and build collection channels so that they feed their water into the main river. Have all of the streams pointed in the same direction (like right of the mountain into the river). Because all of the rivers tributaries are flowing water in from the same direction this will result in a current flowing in one direction. The river can then be wrapped back into itself.

One important detail:

Water must be consumed from the river or else it would just pool. But this could be used to water fields, civilization, or intentionally be vaporized to further fuel the cycle.

But this is essentially a river, its basically the same concept as a lazy river at a water park.

A heck I just drew you a picture instead, deal with its quality:

[![enter image description here][1]][1]

I misspelled "feed" with "feen" oops.

regardless you are using the energy of the water run off from the mountains to drive the current of the river. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/U5xI2.jpg

Yes and no

First the hard core facts: What makes a river work on earth is gravity and differences in elevation ie ultimately a difference in potential energy. In this system it is not possible per say to use difference in elevation as a driver of the river because it must wrap around (because water cant travel uphill at any point in the stream).

Fun Natural facts of the Water Cycle:

Mountains are a major contributor to the formation of rivers as water sources. When water vaporizes in the water cycle into the atmosphere it's looking for ways to cool and condense and return. Because of the elevation of mountains they can act as a condensation point collecting the water vapor as rain, mist, dew, etc. This water then flows down the mountain and feeds rivers.

How to make this work:

Strategically place mountains near your river and build collection channels so that they feed their water into the main river. Have all of the streams pointed in the same direction (like right of the mountain into the river). Because all of the rivers tributaries are flowing water in from the same direction this will result in a current flowing in one direction. The river can then be wrapped back into itself.

One important detail:

Water must be consumed from the river or else it would just pool. But this could be used to water fields, civilization, or intentionally be vaporized to further fuel the cycle.

But this is essentially a river, its basically the same concept as a lazy river at a water park.

A heck I just drew you a picture instead, deal with its quality:

I misspelled "feed" with "feen" oops.

regardless you are using the energy of the water run off from the mountains to drive the current of the river.

Yes and no

First the hard core facts: What makes a river work on earth is gravity and differences in elevation ie ultimately a difference in potential energy. In this system it is not possible per say to use difference in elevation as a driver of the river because it must wrap around (because water cant travel uphill at any point in the stream).

Fun Natural facts of the Water Cycle:

Mountains are a major contributor to the formation of rivers as water sources. When water vaporizes in the water cycle into the atmosphere it's looking for ways to cool and condense and return. Because of the elevation of mountains they can act as a condensation point collecting the water vapor as rain, mist, dew, etc. This water then flows down the mountain and feeds rivers.

How to make this work:

Strategically place mountains near your river and build collection channels so that they feed their water into the main river. Have all of the streams pointed in the same direction (like right of the mountain into the river). Because all of the rivers tributaries are flowing water in from the same direction this will result in a current flowing in one direction. The river can then be wrapped back into itself.

One important detail:

Water must be consumed from the river or else it would just pool. But this could be used to water fields, civilization, or intentionally be vaporized to further fuel the cycle.

But this is essentially a river, its basically the same concept as a lazy river at a water park.

Yes and no

First the hard core facts: What makes a river work on earth is gravity and differences in elevation ie ultimately a difference in potential energy. In this system it is not possible per say to use difference in elevation as a driver of the river because it must wrap around (because water cant travel uphill at any point in the stream).

Fun Natural facts of the Water Cycle:

Mountains are a major contributor to the formation of rivers as water sources. When water vaporizes in the water cycle into the atmosphere it's looking for ways to cool and condense and return. Because of the elevation of mountains they can act as a condensation point collecting the water vapor as rain, mist, dew, etc. This water then flows down the mountain and feeds rivers.

How to make this work:

Strategically place mountains near your river and build collection channels so that they feed their water into the main river. Have all of the streams pointed in the same direction (like right of the mountain into the river). Because all of the rivers tributaries are flowing water in from the same direction this will result in a current flowing in one direction. The river can then be wrapped back into itself.

One important detail:

Water must be consumed from the river or else it would just pool. But this could be used to water fields, civilization, or intentionally be vaporized to further fuel the cycle.

But this is essentially a river, its basically the same concept as a lazy river at a water park.

A heck I just drew you a picture instead, deal with its quality:

[![enter image description here][1]][1]

I misspelled "feed" with "feen" oops.

regardless you are using the energy of the water run off from the mountains to drive the current of the river. [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/U5xI2.jpg