The country’s two largest rivers – both in the Midwest – top the list of the most-endangered waterways.
The Washington, D-C-based conservation group American Rivers released its report Tuesday.
The Upper Mississippi River in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri was the most-endangered. The Lower Missouri River in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri was second.
Increasingly severe flooding caused by climate change was cited, along with poor river management.
The National Weather Service is warning the risk of flooding on the Mississippi is very high through May.
The Menominee River in Michigan and Wisconsin is almost among the top-10 most-endangered waterways.
