A U.S. EPA report stated that 55% of U.S. rivers are in bad condition. View this beautiful interactive map for inspiration to protect these waterways.

River flooding on the major rivers could lead to weeks of inundation, great economic loss after relentless rainfall led to catastrophic flooding.

The list of 10 most endangered rivers of 2025, according to the nonprofit American Rivers, includes the Mississippi River and the lower Rio Grande. Latest U.S.

As of Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. ET, there were three river gauge locations in major flooding, 12 in moderate flooding, and 96 in minor flooding, according to the National Water Center, which is ...

Scientists warn that such fragmentation of the world’s major rivers, ... The United States, which has more than 80,000 dams of all sizes, gets 7 percent of its energy from hydropower.