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Why does the river flow north?

April 26, 2017flow north River

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Why does the river flow north?

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The Salmon River can’t flow directly west to the Pacific Ocean because the mountains of Idaho are rising rapidly due to geologic upthrust. So the river makes a long detour north along earthquake faults until it can finally merge with the Snake and Columbia rivers and reach the ocean.