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View Poll Results: Which River Survives?
Allegheny 22 59.46%
Monongahela 15 40.54%
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-08-2012, 06:21 PM
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"Recent news that the Monongahela River made American Rivers' "Most Endangered Rivers" list didn't come as a shock to muskie angler Dave Myers, but it fueled his sense of dread."
Anglers concerned about decline in Monongahela River fishing - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wow, that is sad. Guess the Marcellus drilling is going to be a very bad situation for our region. As usual we all want to believe the money is good and it will be safe, because... we need the money around here. At what cost? I wish I didn't read that. Wonder how bad the Allegheny is or will be? Seems we are going to go down a bad road again and just when we think we can enjoy our rivers.
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Old 08-08-2012, 06:28 PM
 
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Geologically speaking, the Allegheny River, Ohio River and lower Mississippi River are all the same river.
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Old 08-08-2012, 06:38 PM
 
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I voted Mon because of my Southside bias. However, the Allegheny gets some points in my book for being the only river (to my knowledge) where an MLB homerun ball could land.
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Old 08-08-2012, 06:43 PM
 
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The Iroquois Indians of the Seneca Nation don't recognize the Allegheny River. They consider it the Ohio from the point all the way up into the watershed in the southern tier of upstate NY. The Iroquois word for the Allegheny River is "ohi:yó".
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Old 08-08-2012, 08:16 PM
 
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I voted Mon because of my Southside bias. However, the Allegheny gets some points in my book for being the only river (to my knowledge) where an MLB homerun ball could land.
Check out the Great American Ballpark in Cincy. It could happen.
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Old 08-08-2012, 10:24 PM
 
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I guess the Mon was and still is the economic engine between the two.
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Old 08-08-2012, 10:40 PM
 
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Check out the Great American Ballpark in Cincy. It could happen.
AFAIK, only one HR made it into the Ohio.

Witness the Adam bomb - MLB - ESPN

Not likely to make it on the fly. I recall one HR at PNC landed in the river on the fly.
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Old 08-09-2012, 05:30 AM
 
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I guess the Mon was and still is the economic engine between the two.
Originally, the Allegheny had more industry along it than the Mon. However, there is no question that it's the Mon, not the Allegheny, or Ohio, that is most associated with Pittsburgh.
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Old 08-09-2012, 03:58 PM
 
Location: The Flagship City and Vacation in the Paris of Appalachia
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Wow, that is sad. Guess the Marcellus drilling is going to be a very bad situation for our region. As usual we all want to believe the money is good and it will be safe, because... we need the money around here. At what cost? I wish I didn't read that. Wonder how bad the Allegheny is or will be? Seems we are going to go down a bad road again and just when we think we can enjoy our rivers.
Yes the pollution of the three rivers has been very cyclical and it is pretty sad that it appears the Mon and potentially the Allegheny are becoming more polluted again. The fishermen are definitely one of the first to notice when things change because they are constantly on the water and certain species of fish really need cleaner water to survive. If natural gas prices really start to take off anytime soon, there may be much more pollution due to all of the fracking fluids.
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