1. The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
The Sacramento-San Joaquin River
Delta in California was second on the list. American Rivers cited two
efforts to reenginer the water supply and flood control systems as
threats to the delta. This photo shows the Sacramento River. This post
features a list of 10 American rivers which are according to from the
U.S. environmental group American Rivers are really endangered.
2. The Upper Colorado River
The Upper Colorado River could become
“a shadow of its former self” if two new water diversion projects
proceed, according to a report from the U.S. environmental group
American Rivers. The river is on a list of the 10 most endangered
waterways compiled by the group.
3. Coosa River in Alabama
Seven hydropower dams were built on
the Coosa River in Alabama in the mid-1900s, but American Rivers wants
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to insist on protections for wildlife
in the license for Alabama Power Co. to operate the dams for the next
50 years.
4. Cedar River in Cedar Rapids
A June 2008 image shows flooding
along the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The report says outdated
flood management by the Army Corps of Engineers is hurting fish and
wildlife habitat.
5. Gauley River
U.S. regulators should stop
mountaintop mining in West Virginia that is hurting the Gauley River,
American Rivers says. The river is known for its whitewater rafting.
6. Monongahela River
The view from the Hot Metal Bridge of
downtown Pittsburgh, where the Monongahela River meets the Allegheny
River to form the Ohio. The Monongahela is threated by pollution created
by natural gas extraction.
7. Eastern Idaho’s Teton River
Eastern Idaho’s Teton River provides
habitat for Yellowstone cutthroat trout, but there’s a proposal to
rebuild the Teton Dam, which collapsed in 1976, killing 11 people and
causing more than $1 billion in damage.
8.The Upper Delaware River
The Upper Delaware River is at the
top of American Rivers’ endangered list. The group says the river in New
York state, source for drinking water for 17 million people, is
threatened by chemicals from natural gas drilling and poor flood
management.
9. National Wild and Scenic Chetco River
National Wild and Scenic Chetco River in Oregon’s Kalmiopsis Wilderness and one of the areas proposed for mining.
10. North Carolina’s Little River
North Carolina’s Little River provides drinking water and irrigation
supplies. A proposed dam would hurt the river’s health, American Rivers
says.
Source :- http://worldtoptenthings.blogspot.in/2011/12/10-american-rivers-at-risk.html
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