Sep 10, 2013 6:30 AM

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

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Blue Ridge Paper Mill, Pigeon River, Canton, North Carolina
*Blue Ridge Paper Mill, Pigeon River, Canton, North Carolina, 2008*
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Foam from upriver pollution, Pigeon River, Tennessee
*Foam from upriver pollution, Pigeon River, Tennessee, 2007*

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*Gene, Ron and Sandy – Hot Springs Resort, French Broad River, Hot Springs, North Carolina, 2007*
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*Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Plant Outflow, Tennessee River, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 2010*

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Birdâ��s Point-New Madrid Floodway, Mississippi River, Wyatt, Missouri
*Bird’s Point-New Madrid Floodway, Mississippi River, Wyatt, Missouri, 2011*
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Bonnet CarrÃ© Spillway, Mississippi River, St Charles Parish, Louisiana
*Bonnet Carré Spillway, Mississippi River, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, 2012*

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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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Garden, North Toe River, Spruce Pine, North Carolina,
*Garden, North Toe River, Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 2007*

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Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Tennessee River
*Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Tennessee River, 2010*
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Ski Lift, Little Pigeon River, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
*Ski Lift, Little Pigeon River, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 2007*

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Little Limestone Creek, Limestone, Tennessee
*Little Limestone Creek, Limestone, Tennessee, 2007*
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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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Fish Kill, Cumberland Fossil Plant, Lake Barkley, Cumberland City
*Fish kill, Cumberland Fossil Plant, Lake Barkley, Cumberland City, 2011*
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Toe River, North Carolina
*Toe River, North Carolina, 2007*

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Bridge Reconstruction - The French Broad River, Marshall, North Carolina
*Bridge Reconstruction – The French Broad River, Marshall, North Carolina, 2006*

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