America's Ten Most Endangered Rivers, 2013

Updated April 12, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Each year the organization American Rivers analyzes the condition of the nation's rivers to determine which are the most “endangered.” Threats to these rivers include dams and channelizations that are harmful to fish or wildlife populations; depletion due to the rivers' use as a water supply for human populations; and coal mining operations that fill streams with coal and dirt. For more information, refer to the American Rivers website: www.americanrivers.org.

 

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1. Colorado River California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, New Mexico
2. Flint River Georgia
3. San Saba River Texas
4. Little Plover River Wisconsin
5. Catawba River North Carolina, South Carolina
6. Boundary Waters Minnesota
7. Black Warrior River Alabama
8. Rough and Ready and Baldface Creeks Oregon
9. Kootenai River Idaho, Montana
10. Niobrara River Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota
 
 
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