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Is there a waterfall in Hawaii that sometimes flows up instead of flowing down?

by Suzan
(California)

My daughter got a book full of weird but true facts. She was reading it to me one night and it said that in Hawaii there's a waterfall that sometimes flowed up instead of flowing down. I really want to get this checked. Anything helps!!!!!!

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Is there a waterfall in Hawaii that sometimes flows up instead of flowing down?

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Jul 21, 2011
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What is the best waterfall in Hawaii to plan a wedding? i really like the rainbow falls. they r very pretty.
Jun 22, 2010
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by: World of Waterfalls

It's called Upside Down Falls. Technically it flows down but the wind blows it back up.

In our experience, it has been dry every time we've been to O'ahu, but it's usually windy at the falls, which is not far west of the Pali Lookout and Nu'uanu Pali Highway. The topography of the mountains there channels the northeasterly trade winds right into the valley (hence the ripe conditions for winds blowing a light flowing waterfall back up).

By the way, Hawaii isn't the only place with this kind of waterfall. We even saw some heavier flowing waterfalls in Switzerland do the same thing at Aegertenbach Falls and Staubbach Falls.

Plus, I'm sure there are other incidental examples of ephemeral waterfalls around the world getting blown back up by the wind (probably without names).

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