Watersheds

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Aerial view of the Columbia River winding through canyon landscape

recoveringwatershed

Pacific Northwest, USA & Canada

Columbia River Watershed

Salmon, dams, and a river trying to remember itself.

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Aerial view of the Amazon River winding through rainforest canopy

vulnerablewatershed

South America

Amazon River Basin

The lungs and the veins of a continent.

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Everglades wetland at sunrise with mist over sawgrass

recoveringwatershed

Florida, USA

Everglades

A river of grass, slowly returning.

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The Ganges River flowing through mountain landscape at dusk

vulnerablewatershed

India & Bangladesh

Ganges River Basin

Sacred, stressed, and still fighting.

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Aerial view of the Mississippi River winding through farmland

vulnerablewatershed

Central USA

Mississippi River Basin

The spine of a continent. Carrying its wounds to the sea.

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The Colorado River winding through a dramatic red rock canyon

vulnerablewatershed

American Southwest

Colorado River Basin

A river that no longer reaches the sea.

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vulnerablewatershed

Southeast Asia

Mekong River Basin

The river of life for 70 million people. Under siege.

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Aerial view of the Congo River winding through dense rainforest

vulnerablewatershed

Central Africa

Congo River Basin

The second-largest river on Earth. The least understood.

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Aerial view of the Great Lakes shoreline and vast freshwater expanse

vulnerablewatershed

USA & Canada

Great Lakes Basin

One fifth of the world's surface freshwater. One shared responsibility.

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The Yangtze River flowing through misty mountain gorges

recoveringwatershed

China

Yangtze River Basin

The longest river in Asia. A story of loss and recovery.

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vulnerablewatershed

Australia

Murray-Darling Basin

Australia's food bowl. Running dry.

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The Niger River delta from above, a mosaic of water and land

vulnerablewatershed

West Africa

Niger River Basin

The lifeline of West Africa. Shrinking with the Sahara.

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Clear Appalachian mountain stream flowing over mossy rocks through forest

vulnerablewatershed

Eastern USA

Appalachian River Systems

The most biologically diverse temperate river system on Earth — and one of the most threatened.

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The Sacramento River winding through California's Central Valley

endangeredwatershed

California, USA

Sacramento & California River Systems

California's freshwater lifeline — dammed, diverted, and still fighting for survival.

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