Rare ‘reverse waterfall’ captured by drone in windy Utah canyon, video shows

A waterfall plummeting into a southwest Utah canyon appears to flow in reverse in an “amazing” video posted to Facebook by professional photograph RJ Hooper.

“Seriously the most incredible day for such unique conditions!” Hooper wrote in a post with the video. The 60 mph wind gusts buffeting his drone made shooting the video extra challenging.

The video shows water spraying off the top of the waterfall, making it appear to flow upside-down.

It had been viewed 163,000 times as of Sunday morning, Jan. 22.

(Click here to see the video.)

“That is so amazing!” read one comment on the post.

“Wow! That’s awesome!” read another comment.

Inverted waterfalls occur when high winds — sometimes generated by the plunging water itself — push the water backward into a misty spray over the top of the waterfall, Outlook reported.

They are usually temporary, according to the site.

This story was originally published January 22, 2023 at 7:53 AM with the headline "Rare ‘reverse waterfall’ captured by drone in windy Utah canyon, video shows."