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Show River Changes Beds The Drucat river in France, a small tributary to the Somme, did the unusual un-usual thing of reverting back to its original bed of prehistoric times, which meant the lengthening of its course from three to nine miles. In the operation it flooded the country, fields, farms and gardens, cut the highway in two points and surrounded a number of houses. When the flood subsided the river was running in the ancient course which had been previously traced by geologists. It was believed that the heavy rains had revived the ancient springs which were the original sources of the Drucat. |