Gallery: Sprawling, Gorgeous Photo Project Dives Deep Into the Life and Heavy Industries of Rivers

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    Jeff Rich
    01

    Blue Ridge Paper Mill, Pigeon River, Canton, North Carolina

    *Blue Ridge Paper Mill, Pigeon River, Canton, North Carolina, 2008*
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    Jeff Rich
    02

    Foam from upriver pollution, Pigeon River, Tennessee

    *Foam from upriver pollution, Pigeon River, Tennessee, 2007*
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    Jeff Rich
    03

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    *Gene, Ron and Sandy – Hot Springs Resort, French Broad River, Hot Springs, North Carolina, 2007*
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    Jeff Rich
    04

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    *Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Plant Outflow, Tennessee River, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 2010*
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    Jeff Rich
    05

    Bird�s Point-New Madrid Floodway, Mississippi River, Wyatt, Missouri

    *Bird’s Point-New Madrid Floodway, Mississippi River, Wyatt, Missouri, 2011*
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    Jeff Rich
    06

    Bonnet Carré Spillway, Mississippi River, St Charles Parish, Louisiana

    *Bonnet Carré Spillway, Mississippi River, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, 2012*
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    Jeff Rich
    07

    Mitch and Mike, The French Broad River, Stackhouse, North Carolina

    *Mitch and Mike, the French Broad River, Stackhouse, North Carolina, 2007*
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    Jeff Rich
    08

    Garden, North Toe River, Spruce Pine, North Carolina,

    *Garden, North Toe River, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 2007*
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    Jeff Rich
    09

    Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Tennessee River

    *Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Tennessee River, 2010*
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    Jeff Rich
    10

    Ski Lift, Little Pigeon River, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

    *Ski Lift, Little Pigeon River, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 2007*
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    Jeff Rich
    11

    Little Limestone Creek, Limestone, Tennessee

    *Little Limestone Creek, Limestone, Tennessee, 2007*
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    Jeff Rich
    12

    Glenn on his dock, Coal Fly Ash Spill, Kingston, Tennessee

    *Glenn on his dock, Coal Fly Ash Spill, Kingston, Tennessee, 2009*
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    Jeff Rich
    13

    Fish Kill, Cumberland Fossil Plant, Lake Barkley, Cumberland City

    *Fish kill, Cumberland Fossil Plant, Lake Barkley, Cumberland City, 2011*
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    Jeff Rich
    14

    Toe River, North Carolina

    *Toe River, North Carolina, 2007*
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