SOLUTION: what is down stream and upstream

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Question 120046: what is down stream and upstream
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Downstream is the direction that a river or stream flows. If you toss something that floats
into a stream, it will drift downstream.
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Upstream is the opposite direction. It means going in the direction that is against the
flow of the water in a stream or river.

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