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American Whitewater has been helping to implement negotiated recreational flows on the Mokelumne River for over 15 years. This year’s record water year poses some challenges on roads across California that were washed out due to winter storms. It is no different on the Mokelumne watershed. However, we still have opportunities to paddle!   Mokelumne Devil's Nose Class V   There will be no recreational releases on Devil's Nose this year because there is currently zero road access. Ellis Road,

California is officially in the wettest season on record giving the state a plethora of paddling choices throughout the year.  Here are some of the paddling opportunities that American Whitewater helped negotiate and implement with hydropower projects across the state including the South Fork American Slab Creek, South Fork Silver Ice House, North Fork Feather Rock Creek and Pit 5. Keep in mind we have never seen a season like this and the flow schedules shared are subject to change.

Freshwater mussels and algae from other countries have been wreaking havoc ever since they hitched rides to the Great Lakes in the ballast of ocean-going ships. Once established in the Great Lakes they began catching rides to smaller lakes and rivers around the United States, where they have thrown ecosystems out of whack and mucked up infrastructure. In response, some state and federal agencies have began inspecting boats, charging fees, and even limiting access to certain water bodies. Late last

Contact Don Howdyshell Email cfkayakrace@gmail.com   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2017 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – Whitewater kayakers will again flood into downtown Cuyahoga Falls to compete in the 2nd Annual Cuyahoga Falls Kayak Race on Saturday, April 22, at 1 p.m. The race will be held on the section of the Cuyahoga River Upper Gorge, which runs through downtown Cuyahoga Falls alongside the Sheraton Suites and currently terminates in the dam pool above the Gorge Dam in the Summit

  Dolores, Colorado – After a cold opening weekend on the Lower Dolores River, the Dolores Water Conservancy District will continue releasing 1,200 CFS below McPhee Dam until runoff starts climbing again later in April.  A new forecast from the Basin Forecast comes out this week that we will combine with the early runoff to run a new operating plan.  We still expect to release around 250,000 AF that will make McPhee releases last approximately 60 days.   The “ripe”

  American Whitewater  Accident Database Statistics: 1975 – 2016   Total Records 1588 Fatalities 1262 Near Misses   268 Injuries     58     Fatalities by Country United States 1192 Canada     30 All Other     40     Fatalities by Boat Type Kayak   446 Canoe   183 Raft and IK   486 Other   146 Commercial   231 Private 1030     Fatalities by Cause Cold Water   326 Flush Drowning   310 High Water   290 No

Why We Report Accidents (And How You Can Help) After over a year's work American Whitewater has released an upgraded version of their Whitewater Accident Database. It's the largest collection of its kind in the world, with over 1600 fatalities and close calls dating back to 1972. Each report has been checked for accuracy and AW Webmaster Ryan Groth greatly improved the search capacity. You can now locate accidents by a dozen different categories and characteristics. Here's how this project

American Whitewater’s Dave Steindorf will testify before a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives at 10 am on Wednesday, March 15th, on behalf of the Hydropower Reform Coalition. The hearing will explore the opportunities and challenges of expanding hydropower generation in the US. Dave has over 20 years of experience negotiating environmental and recreational improvements at existing hydropower dams on behalf of the paddling community.  Dave’s testimony will highlight the fact that hydropower is a mature, built out energy

The March/April issue of the AW Journal is available in the "Library". Read it online or download your issue. This issue includes. . . Salmon River Love Letter Beware the Great Defibrillator in the Sky Rio Maranon in Peril . . .and much more   Current members – Read the issue now! Not a current member – Join or Renew!

We would like to recognize Violet Jakab for being a vocal community advocate in our efforts to save Mosquito Road Bridge.  No stranger to adversity, as a young woman, Violet escaped communist rule in Romania in the back of a refrigerator truck.  She immigrated to the United States and worked hard for a Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Hydraulics at California State University, Long Beach. When not boating, Violet can be found with Yinky and Maggie her German Shepherds

The State Highway 49 Bridge over the South Fork American River in Coloma is set to be replaced during construction of a $22 million Caltrans project in partnership with the El Dorado County Transportation Commission. For paddlers, this bridge is one of the few remaining free public access sites to the river. American Whitewater worked through the stakeholder process to insure the state right of way on each side of the new bridge will remain open to the public once