Most Endangered U.S. Rivers

13 April 2001 - 11:00am

Environmental group American Rivers has released a list of the most endangered rivers in the U.S.

"The Missouri River, the river that carried 19th-century explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their journey to explore the American West is in grave danger, according to the environmental group American Rivers... The group advocates a revised dam plan for the Missouri that would enable the dams to recreate seasonal rise and fall of the river."

Source: National Geographic, April 12, 2001
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