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"Bubbly Creek"
Chicago, Illinois

Bubbly Creek

This cheerfully-named branch of the Chicago River is the fetid result of years of blood, entrails, and meatpacking waste.
festivals

The Frost Fair: When the River Thames Froze Over Into London's Most Debaucherous Party

Allison Meier February 7, 2014
After installation, waiting for the concrete to set.
Basel, Switzerland

'Eine gefahrliche Uberfahrt' ('A Dangerous Crossing')

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.
Sabang Daylighthole
Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.
Water leaks from the Dead River into Lake Michigan
Waukegan, Illinois

Dead River

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.