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America's Ten Most Endangered Rivers, 2008

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.

Rank	River	Region
1.	Catawba-Wateree River	North Carolina, South Carolina
2.	Rogue River	Oregon
3.	Cache la Poudre River	Colorado
4.	St. Lawrence River	New York, Canada
5.	Minnesota River	South Dakota, Minnesota
6.	St. Johns River	Florida
7.	Gila River	New Mexico, Arizona
8.	Allagash Wilderness Waterway	Maine
9.	Pearl River	Mississippi, Louisiana
10.	Niobrara River	Wyoming, Nebraska

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