Rivers at risk.

• Position: TRENDS AND TRANSITIONS - Brief article

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The conservation group American Rivers recently released its annual list of what it considers the 10 most endangered rivers facing man-made threats. The rivers and their threats:

1

UPPER DELAWARE RIVER, PENN., N.Y.

Natural gas extraction

2

SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN RIVER DELTA, CALIF.

Outdated water and flood management

3

GAULEY RIVER, W.V.

Mountaintop removal coat mining

4

LITTLE RIVER, N.C.

New dam

5

CEDAR RIVER, IOWA

Outdated flood management

6

UPPER COLORADO RIVER, COLO.

Water diversions

7

CHETCO RIVER, ORE.

Mining

8

TETON RIVER, IDAHO

New dam

9

MONONGAHELA RIVER, PENN., W.V.

Natural gas extraction

10

COOSA RIVER, ALA,

Hydropower dams