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Zoo_View said:
Please cite the scientific evidence.
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Depends on the technique used to date it.

History of the New River - New River Water Trail

(2) 24.10 ft on 11/07/1977(3) 24.04 ft on 01/15/1995(4) 23.83 ft on 10/12/2018(5) 21.73 ft on 09/23/1989(6) 21.71 ft on 05/22/2020(7) 21.13 ft on 01/31/2013(8) 20.21 ft on 06/21/1972(9) 20.02 ft on 05/28/1973(10) 19.81 ft on 01/19/1996(11) 19.77 ft on 11/20/2003(12) 18.81 ft on 06/05/1992(13)...
www.newriverwatertrail.com

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New River (Kanawha River tributary) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org en.m.wikipedia.org

www.npca.org

The Oldest River in North America?

One national park river is widely regarded as the oldest river in North America, formed an estimated 260 million to 325 million years ago — although not all scientists agree the claim is true.
www.npca.org www.npca.org

Article questioning the age
 
TarHeeledTexan said:
Depends on the technique used to date it.

History of the New River - New River Water Trail

(2) 24.10 ft on 11/07/1977(3) 24.04 ft on 01/15/1995(4) 23.83 ft on 10/12/2018(5) 21.73 ft on 09/23/1989(6) 21.71 ft on 05/22/2020(7) 21.13 ft on 01/31/2013(8) 20.21 ft on 06/21/1972(9) 20.02 ft on 05/28/1973(10) 19.81 ft on 01/19/1996(11) 19.77 ft on 11/20/2003(12) 18.81 ft on 06/05/1992(13)...
www.newriverwatertrail.com

en.m.wikipedia.org

New River (Kanawha River tributary) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org en.m.wikipedia.org

www.npca.org

The Oldest River in North America?

One national park river is widely regarded as the oldest river in North America, formed an estimated 260 million to 325 million years ago — although not all scientists agree the claim is true.
www.npca.org www.npca.org

Article questioning the age
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Well if that “fact” has kept it protected I’ll buy it no matter the method.
 
SmilingJack said:
Okay you've already admitted you're mountain ignorant and prefer the Rockies so no worries there and I appreciate your referee stance but I guess I need to know what the "you don't believe that old myth" is about? Does the New River not flow north to the Ohio? What other rivers in the US flow south to North? You said you were having a weird contrarian day and challenged the 50 mile flood thing from a dam busting. High water bridge is something more than the railroad ties that many were built from because they were cheap and ephemeral. NCDOT takes care of Wake county Ashe county not so much. It's always about haves and have nots. That said if the New River doesn't flow north to the Ohio like Rosanna Rosanna Dana "Nevermind"!
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The issue isn’t that the New River flows north. It obviously does. It is also considered to be old. But it doesn’t flow north because it’s old. Rivers typically flow based on gradient. All the rivers in northern Ohio ( Cuyahoga, Sandusky, Huron, etc.) flow north into Lake Erie. You said “The New River up there is so old it flows South to North like the Nile.” That indicates to me you are attributing the northerly flow to its age. If that’s not what you were intending to imply, then I misinterpreted your statement.
 
it’s surreal seeing the pics and videos of places that I know so well getting completely washed away.

We have a house that’s been in the family for generations now between Boone and Blowing Rock. No idea how it fared during the storm, but it sounds like it will probably take my folks awhile to even be able to drive up and assess the damage. Thankfully it’s just a vacation spot. I feel terrible for all of the permanent residents in that part of the state.
 
farce© said:
The issue isn’t that the New River flows north. It obviously does. It is also considered to be old. But it doesn’t flow north because it’s old. Rivers typically flow based on gradient. All the rivers in northern Ohio ( Cuyahoga, Sandusky, Huron, etc.) flow north into Lake Erie. You said “The New River up there is so old it flows South to North like the Nile.” That indicates to me you are attributing the northerly flow to its age. If that’s not what you were intending to imply, then I misinterpreted your statement.
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It was there before the mountains emerged. That's what he was saying
 
I used to live in that part of the state. I just can’t imagine what those folks are going through. My heart goes out to them. But I have to ask this question… has anyone given any thought as to how these floods will affect the upcoming elections? These people have no power, hell, there are no roads into or out of these small towns… this is catastrophic damage. You have to believe that this will have an impact on those things.
 
dukeman92 said:
I used to live in that part of the state. I just can’t imagine what those folks are going through. My heart goes out to them. But I have to ask this question… has anyone given any thought as to how these floods will affect the upcoming elections? These people have no power, hell, there are no roads into or out of these small towns… this is catastrophic damage. You have to believe that this will have an impact on those things.
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I posted the same thing in the election thread. I imagine that most of the voters there, except at the college towns and Asheville, vote for Pubs since it's mostly rural.
 
dukeman92 said:
I used to live in that part of the state. I just can’t imagine what those folks are going through. My heart goes out to them. But I have to ask this question… has anyone given any thought as to how these floods will affect the upcoming elections? These people have no power, hell, there are no roads into or out of these small towns… this is catastrophic damage. You have to believe that this will have an impact on those things.
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Agreed. I would think that by early November power will have been restored in nearly all places, and at least some of the roads will have been repaired, but it's likely that there will still be difficulties in some areas in getting to a polling place. I would expect to see a drop in voting in some of those areas.
 
Turd Ferguson said:
I posted the same thing in the election thread. I imagine that most of the voters there, except at the college towns and Asheville, vote for Pubs since it's mostly rural.
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Oh, yeah, outside of Asheville and a few college towns like Boone western NC is overwhelmingly Republican - like nearly 80 percent Republican in some places and counties.
 
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