However some rivers exhibit a mysterious behavior—they vanish inexplicably leaving behind dry channels or sinking beneath the earth. North America with its vast and varied topography hosts ...

An example is the Casiquiare River in South America. It runs between the Amazon and the Orinoco, two vast watersheds. It flows into the Rio Negro after branching off from the Orinoco. After ...

The top three are the Mississippi, the Tijuana, and the rivers of Appalachia. The Passaic River has been named one of America’s Most ... million residents across North Jersey, the American ...

For the 40th year, the nonprofit has put out its list of "America's Most Endangered ... and trash flow down the river into the Pacific Ocean. Major federal investments are needed to solve this ...

These stretches of river, including the North and South forks of the Clearwater River previously had extra protections as proposed National Wild and Scenic Rivers. The Middle Fork of the ...

According to American Rivers, the endangered rivers list highlights rivers that face unique threats in the near future. Some major factors ... Mississippi River is America’s River, a rich ...

The Passaic River flows about 80 miles from the Highlands of Morris County to the Newark Bay. The lower 17 miles are the most contaminated.