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THE MAJOR RIVERS OF NORTH AMERICA

THE MAJOR RIVERS OF NORTH AMERICA. By: Sheila, Jesus, Christine , Ana, and Gerardo. Mississippi River.

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THE MAJOR RIVERS OF NORTH AMERICA

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  1. THE MAJOR RIVERS OF NORTH AMERICA By: Sheila, Jesus, Christine , Ana, and Gerardo

  2. Mississippi River The Mississippi river is the second longest river in the U.S., it is also the third longest river in the world. The Mississippi river exits through Louisiana and starts at Northern Minnesota.There are 29 locks and dams in Mississippi. This river provides drinking water for people and animals; it also feeds plants and trees. Reports say that even though you’re allowed to hunt year round, be careful, scientists discovered that ducks die unnaturally in the river. Their diseases are caused by an illness known as intestinal parasites. http://images.google.com/images?q=mississippi+pollution

  3. Mississippi River • At least 25% of Earth’s fish population inhabit this river. • Over 40% of the Migratory waterfowl migrate to this river. • The upper part of this river is a home to more than 50 species of mammals. • At least 145 amphibians and reptiles live in and around this river. • Communities around the river rely on the purified water that comes from the river. • 92% of the nation’s agriculture exports are from this river. • Their exports are focused on petroleum, iron and steel, grain, rubber, paper and wood, coffee, coal, chemicals, and edible oils.

  4. Tijuana River Sewage from Tijuana flowed into the Pacific Ocean for over six decades. This became a serious problem in the 1960s with the rise of the Maquiladora Program in 1965, which encouraged migration to the Tijuana area. The Pacific coast and the Tijuana River Estuary have suffered as a consequence. During the 1960s, the sewage problem became unmanageable as a result of the abundance of people littering their beaches. Both industrial and human waste comprise the excess sewage. This problem has grown over the years along with the growth of the population of Tijuana with the growth of the Maquiladora Industry. Rises in Sierra de Juarez. It flows West North/West through Tijuana itself. It is also 5 miles long. This river is also used as a wastewater conduit for a few decades. A 1993 San Diego Water Report stated that they have treated at least 13 million gallons of raw sewage that is ill-treating our environment. Finally, in Southeast Mexico, they made a dam, for drinking water and irrigation.

  5. Tijuana river • The Tijuana river pollution has been flowing to the into the Pacific Ocean for over six decades. • 13-15 million gallons of pollution has flowed into the Pacific Ocean and it all comes from the Tijuana River. • The Tijuana River is flooding and leaving its dirt and anything in the water on the land. It has gotten to a point that it would take about 6,000 dump trucks just to clean it all up. • Scientists say that if it keeps raining and the river consists on flooding, soon it will over flow into other rivers causing our 3% of clean water to become polluted.

  6. http://www.moafs.org/rivers/waste.htm Missouri River The Missouri River is the the 2nd longest river in the U.S. In 1985, Montana had assigned this river’s water rights to the Native American Tribe. The Missouri River has 30 locks and dams. It is not one of the most cleanest rivers; scientists say that this river is filthy and polluted. The fish that swim in the water are dying at a fast pace; soon the number of fish that are killed will go from 94% to 100% and without the fish, there will be nothing for the Native American Tribe to catch and eat or to sell.

  7. Missouri River • The Missouri River is endangered by pollution, dams, falls, and grazing. It pollutes the water and it makes the water unable to swim in. Pollution and grazing makes it unable to drink, and it can infect you if you enter the river. • In South Dakota, the Missouri is impounded by four large dams: Oahe Dam, forming Lake Oahe near Pierre, is one of the largest rolled earthen dams in the world, and was completed in 1958.

  8. Colorado River • Dozens of creeks and streams feed into it. It provides drinking water for more than 27 million people in seven states; Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Recreation areas along the river include Grand Canyon National Park. • The Colorado River has endured drought, large-scale climate changes, pollution, and ecological damage from dams and battles by seven states to draw more water. • Now the life vein of the Southwest faces another threat: energy companies are sucking up the Colorado's water to support increased development of oil, natural gas, and uranium deposits along the river's basin. The mining and drilling will likely send more toxins into the waterway, which provides drinking water for 1 out of 12 Americans and nourishes 15 percent of the nation's crops along its journey from Wyoming and Colorado to Mexico.

  9. Colorado River The Colorado River Is The 7th longest river in the U.S. and has many reservoirs; the Blue Mesa is the largest reservoir in Colorado. The Anastasia Indians are the indians who have the rights to the river. There are 25 locks and dams in the Colorado river. This river flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The river’s largest dam is the Hoover dam.

  10. Rio Grande The Rio Grande is about 1,885 miles long. The river is an important source of irrigation. There are known dams that create many reservoirs; ex: Cabala Dam. Shifts in the river’s channel have led to border disputes between the US and Mexico. The river is an important natural resource for industry, agriculture, domestic water supply, recreation and aesthetic enjoyment, and wildlife and aquatic habitat. Most of the major tributaries,and some of the lesser ones, are also of significance in these respects. Substantial agricultural areas where river water is diverted for irrigation include the El Paso/Ciudad Juarez area, Eagle Pass/Piedras Negras area, and Rio Grande/Rio Bravo valley downstream from International Falcon Dam. Through the reach from Laredo/Nuevo Laredo to the mouth, the river constitutes the primary drinking water source for up to 98% of the population in both countries.

  11. Rio Grande • The Rio Grande begins in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado and follows 1,885-mile course before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way, the river and its tributaries drain a land area more than twice the size of California. This drainage area, or basin, encompasses a widely varied landscape in the U.S. and Mexico including mountains, forests, and deserts. The basin is home to diverse native plants and wildlife as well as some 10 million people. For approximately two - thirds of its course, the river also serves as the boundary between the countries.

  12. Ohio River • As these poisons are passed from the Ohio River up the food chain, they eventually reach fish which are eaten by humans; and the poison is spread to our population. • The Ohio State Police say that people shouldn’t eat more than one fish every month from this river. • Among the imperiled waterways in the report is the Ohio River, which has pollution from chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls and dioxins among the world’s most toxic man-made chemicals. PCB’S have been linked to a variety of human health problems such as cancer, brain damage and problems with the immune system.

  13. Ohio River The Ohio River flows through 6 states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. This river is a source of drinking water for over 3 million people almost 10% of the U.S population live in the Ohio river basin. 150 species of fish have been collected from the Ohio river. A recent FWQA report stated that 7% of sewered communities in the U.S were dumping raw sewage into the nearest body if water. This river is more polluted than it was two years ago. Officials are warning civilians to minimize the consumption of the fish for more than once a month, due to contaminants that cause cancer or other disorders. The pollution is caused by rain washing debris from farms, roads, and junkyards.

  14. Where We got our pictures • http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=active&um=1&q=rio+grand+river+pollution&start=18&sa=N&ndsp=18 • http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=active&um=1&ei=TwzASdeQE4rKtQPi3LjBDA&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=tijuana+river+pollution&spell=1 • http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=active&um=1&q=ohio+river+pollution&btnG=Search+Images

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