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Unveiling the Geological Trap: America's Most Dangerous River
Stand on the bank of America's most dangerous river and it might not seem like a river. It appears as a grey concrete trapezoid with shallow water, flanked by bike paths and shopping centers. Most of the time, you could cross it without wet socks.
The Army Corps of Engineers has labeled the flood risk in this basin as the greatest west of the Mississippi.
This river is more than a waterway; it's the drainage line of a mountain range uplifted by colliding tectonic plates and eroding as it forms. Surprisingly, its dangerous features enable millions to inhabit the area.
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