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America's Ten Most Endangered Rivers, 2007

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.amrivers.org.

Rank	River	State(s)
1.	Santa Fe River	New Mexico
2.	San Mateo Creek	California
3.	Iowa River	Iowa
4.	Upper Delaware River	New York
5.	White Salmon River	Washington
6.	Neches River	Texas
7.	Kinnickinnic River	Wisconsin
8.	Neuse River	North Carolina
9.	Lee Creek	Arkansas, Oklahoma
10.	Chuitna River	Alaska

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