The Guardian Environment·4 min read·medium
A journey down one of the last wild rivers in the American west: ‘The bullseye will always be on its back’
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Gabrielle Canon on the Yampa River
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The Yampa River remains one of the last free-flowing rivers in the American West, but it faces increasing pressure from water demand and climate change. As the Colorado River basin struggles with drought, the Yampa's status as a wild, undammed waterway is increasingly at risk.
As other rivers have been drawn down, dammed and redirected, the Yampa has mostly remained wild and free. As US water wars rage, a tributary of the Colorado River faces unprecedented pressure. Visitors worry how long this aquatic ‘relict’ will last
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