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 Stories About: dams AND energy AND rivers and watersheds AND United States
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Trouble Right Here in River City
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Josh Sevin |
10 Nov 1999 |
Counter Culture |
| 5,270 large dams blocked rivers in 1950 36,500 large dams block rivers today 17 percent of U.S. rivers are currently dammed 600,000 miles of rivers in the U.S. have been impounded behind dams 235,000 miles of rivers in the U.S. have been channelized 25,000 miles of rivers in the U.S. have been dredged for navigation 80 percent of river water in California is used for irrigation 87 percent of river water in Arizona is used for irrigation ... |
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| Topics: dams, energy, rivers and watersheds, United States (all these topics) |
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