Source CBS News
The Colorado River was today named the Most Endangered River in an annual American Rivers report. It doesn't call pollution the problem. It instead cites drought and demand. The Colorado River is endangered by outdated water management that is inadequate to respond to the pressures of over-allocation and persistent drought.
American Rivers is calling on Congress to fund programs that encourage 21st century water management, while protecting rivers and the people, communities, and wildlife they support across the Colorado Basin.
Pictured here with ring marking the high water line, a recreational boat approaches Hoover Dam as it makes its way along Black Canyon on Lake Mead, the Colorado River's largest reservoir.
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