Dams and other infrastructure have caused the fragmentation of 60% of the large river systems in the world. Only 64 of the world’s 177 large r...
Published by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Dams and other infrastructure have caused the fragmentation of 60% of the large river systems in the world. Only 64 of the world’s 177 large rivers (1,000km and longer) remain free-flowing, unimpeded by dams or other barriers.See this map of regional distribution of rivers longer than 1000 kmand percentage of rivers remaining free- flowing - Source WWF