America's Most Endangered Rivers 2011

Eleven rivers make the 2011 list compiled by American Rivers. See how mining, development and damming could affect some of the best-known and most-loved rivers in the U.S. — and what you can do to help.

By Dan Shapley

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Ozark National Scenic Riverways

Driving through scenic rivers is, well, not all that scenic. That's the obvious point American Rivers makes by including Ozark National Scenic Riverways on its list of most endangered rivers, since the National Parks Service is allowing motorized vehicles and horses to much up the water in a way it doesn't allow in other parks, according to American Rivers.

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