Humans vs. Rivers | Mickey Z.

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Photo credit: Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. -- World News Trust

Feb. 14, 2014

“I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.”

- Edward Abbey

The land we currently call “United States of America” is home to more than a quarter-million rivers. Of those 3.5 million miles of water:

--235,000 miles have been channelized.
--More than 600,000 miles are impounded behind dams.
--More than 25,000 miles have been dredged for navigation.

If you take things to a global stage and contemplate that 80 percent of the rivers in China can no longer sustain life, well, you’d have a damn good idea of how some humans choose to perceive (and treat) rivers.

For others (of all species), rivers provide habitat, freshwater, recreation, and contemplation. They offer continuity and a sense of history.

Rivers mean transportation, connection, and boundaries.

Rivers link mountain peaks with ocean depths.

With that in mind, here are a few ways to look at a river…

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[elleng]

1. 'My' river:

[Cofitachequi]

4. Sweet.

Where?

[elleng]

5. Maryland,

Patuxent River.

[Cofitachequi]

6. Very nice.

For some reason the beauty of a river is increased by a nice, Native name.

[elleng]

7. Thanks. I love it.

I've posted more pics of the area in Photography group.

[Tace]

10. Wow. Nice.

: )

[Cofitachequi]

2. I'm a river lover.

Not crazy 'bout Joan or Melissa, but all the others, big fan.

[elleng]

3. DITTO!

[pscot]

8. One of the last wild rivers

The mighty Ho

[elleng]

11. Looks pretty wild,

which 'mine' definitely isn't!

[proverbialwisdom]

9. Food and Water Watch corroborated that 80% claim. Check out their great site.

https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/interesting-water-facts/#