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American Whitewater Projects

Hood River Access (OR)

Hood River Access Project With the completion of the project to remove Powerdale Dam in 2010 and... [read more]

Clean Water Act

For over fifty years, the Clean Water Act has been the foundation of our nation’s commitment to... [read more]

Browns Canyon National Monument (CO)

Browns Canyon National Monument was designated in 2015 to protect one of Colorado’s most cherished stretches of... [read more]

Green River Diversion Structure

In late March 2017, American Whitewater celebrated the official opening of boat passage through the Tusher Diversion... [read more]

Crooked River (OR)

Central Oregon's Wild and Scenic Crooked River flows through stunning basalt canyons in Central Oregon's high desert.... [read more]

Smith Creek Flow Management (ID)

American Whitewater staff and volunteers have at times sought a collaborative effort to reduce the recreational impacts... [read more]

West Canada Creek Relicensing (NY)

For decades, West Canada Creek from Middleville to Herkimer, N.Y., proved a reliable beginner/intermediate run with consistent... [read more]

Green River Releases (VT)

The Green River in Vermont provides a remote ,scenic, and exciting whitewater boating opportunity below the Green... [read more]

American Whitewater Articles

American Whitewater Launches New Initiative to Remove Deadbeat Dams

American Whitewater today launched a new project aimed at removing deadbeat dams from our nation’s rivers. With... [read more]

American Whitewater Joins Partnership to Conserve and Restore America’s Rivers

Today, April 23, 2024, American Whitewater was invited to join the Biden Administration in announcing a new... [read more]

Speaking Up For Rivers at the Nation’s Capitol

Last month, four members of American Whitewater’s Stewardship team—Kevin Colburn, Scott Harding, Kestrel Kunz, and Thomas O’Keefe—visited... [read more]

West Slope Rivers and Creeks Protected from Mining! (CO)

On April 3, the Biden Administration finalized a 20-year mineral withdrawal for the Thompson Divide and Mt.... [read more]

Protect 500 California River Miles Today

 American Whitewater along with members of the California Hydropower Reform Coalition are inching closer to a crucial... [read more]

West Canada Creek (NY) Call to Action

There was once a time when West Canada Creek flowed free, its pristine waterfalls cascading over 450... [read more]

Boating Flow Study and Notifications NF Kern River (CA)

Southern California Edison (SCE) is currently in the process of relicensing the Kern River #3 hydropower project.... [read more]

Powerhouse Outage Adds to Spring Flows on South Yuba (CA)

The South Yuba River will soon experience spring runoff season, and we have received news there is... [read more]
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