Large parts of the City of Ann Arbor and parts of Scio Township have now been placed in a Groundwater Use Prohibition Zone (PZ) by the court, as the plume is now being allowed to flow through the city to vent into the Huron River.

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In Philadelphia, officials worried about flooding from the Schuylkill River, which runs through the heart of the city.

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Opening the spillway will redirect floodwaters from the Mississippi River through the Atchafalaya River Basin, which runs between Baton Rouge and Lafayette south toward Morgan City.

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More than 90 dead pigs have been found in Liuyang river, which flows through the city, since the weekend.

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The drama unfolded Thursday evening amidst the 123 acres of Falls Park, which is named -- like the city of Sioux Falls itself -- for the series of picturesque Big Sioux River waterfalls that run through it.

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Perth is a lifestyle city, with a long coastline and the Swan river running through it.

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