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American Whitewater Projects

On March 30, 2009 President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009 which included the... [read more]
The West River has a history of whitewater boating dating back at least 50 years. In 1958,... [read more]
To increase its water supply, the City and County of Denver's Board of Water Commissioners (Denver Water)... [read more]
The South Yuba River was the birthplace of the hydropower industry in California in the late 1890’s.... [read more]
History of Hydropower Proposals on the Susitna Devil's Canyon on the Susitna River, one of North America's... [read more]
For over 70 years, the Clark Fork River was used as the dumping ground for the waste... [read more]
SUMMARY A power company built 2 dams, power houses, diversion pipes, and transmission lines on Sullivan Creek... [read more]
The Gauley River is considered by many to be the ultimate big water river in the eastern... [read more]

Kevin Colburn Articles

American Whitewater learned of a dam and diversion proposed in the East Fork of the Virgin River... [read more]
Legislation has been introduced in the Washington State legislature that would require operators of all boats and... [read more]
In a joint project with the River Management Society, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), US Forest Service... [read more]
In difficult times rivers bring us solace. Those rivers we spend the most time with fill our... [read more]
It’s hard to imagine what it would be like if up to 10 trains full of heavy... [read more]
The Bluestone Dam blocks the New River not far upstream of the popular New River Gorge and... [read more]
Today, January 20th, 2021, Joe Biden was officially sworn in as the 46th president of the United... [read more]
A new Draft Master Plan for Summersville Lake is open for public comment until February 16, 2021.... [read more]