America’s most endangered rivers

From American Rivers 2023 ranking

River

Threat

1

Colorado

277 miles in

Grand Canyon

Climate crisis and outdated

water management

2

Ohio

Pollution and climate crisis

3

Pearl

Dredging and dam

construction

4

Snake

Four federal dams

5

Clark Fork

Pulp mill pollution

6

Eel

Dams

7

Lehigh

Poorly planned

development

8

Chilkat and

Klehini

Mining

9

Rio

Gallinas

Climate crisis, poor forest

and watershed management

10

Okefenokee

swamp

Mining

River

Threat

1

Colorado

277 miles in

Grand Canyon

Climate crisis and outdated

water management

2

Ohio

Pollution and climate crisis

3

Pearl

Dredging and dam construction

4

Snake

Four federal dams

5

Clark Fork

Pulp mill pollution

6

Eel

Dams

7

Lehigh

Poorly planned development

8

Chilkat and

Klehini

Mining

9

Rio

Gallinas

Climate crisis, poor forest

and watershed management

10

Okefenokee

swamp

Mining

River

Threat

1

6

Colorado

277 miles in

Grand Canyon

Eel

Climate crisis and

outdated water

management

Dams

2

7

Lehigh

Ohio

Pollution and climate

crisis

Poorly planned

development

3

8

Pearl

Chilkat and

Klehini

Dredging and dam

construction

Mining

4

9

Snake

Rio

Gallinas

Four federal dams

Climate crisis, poor

forest and watershed

management

5

10

Clark Fork

Okefenokee

swamp

Pulp mill pollution

Mining

River

Threat

1

6

Colorado

277 miles in

Grand Canyon

Eel

Climate crisis and

outdated water

management

Dams

2

7

Lehigh

Ohio

Pollution and climate crisis

Poorly planned

development

3

8

Pearl

Chilkat and

Klehini

Dredging and dam

construction

Mining

4

9

Snake

Rio

Gallinas

Four federal dams

Climate crisis, poor

forest and watershed

management

5

10

Clark Fork

Okefenokee

swamp

Pulp mill pollution

Mining