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  White River Utah - Enjoy a White River Adventure with Dinosaur Expeditions - White River UT
The highest flow on the White River was 8,160 cfs* on July 15, 1929.
The White River canyon crossing the Uinta Basin is an example of a deep canyon walled by young formations.
As a result, the White River Valley was to become one of the tragic episodes in the history of the pioneer West.
www.dinoadv.com /utahrafting/whiteriverutah.htm   (2929 words)

  
 White River - Green River Basin - Wild and Scenic Utah - Utah Rivers Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Beginning in the Flattops Wilderness of Colorado, the White River is one of the few large rivers in the United States that does not have regulated flows.
This river is a ribbon of life in the high desert, contributing extremely important riparian and biologic values to an otherwise arid landscape.
White River was also the proposed location of a diversion dam for oil shale extraction.
www.utahrivers.org /wild_scenic/utah_map/green_river/white_river.shtml   (551 words)

  
 WHITE RIVER WILDERNESS
The canyon of the White River begins about 15 river miles west of the new Bonanza Bridge, which is south of Vernal at the end of the new paved highway to Bonanza.
The White River canyon is a perfect example of how a river brings life, beauty, and diversity to the desert landscape.
Large, flat, grassy parks along the meanders and bends of the river are dominated by cottonwood groves, which are ablaze with bright yellow and gold in the fall.
www.suwa.org /WATE/whiteriver.html   (959 words)

  
 Rangely Colorado - White River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
For 100 miles between the town of Rangely, Colorado and the river's confluence with the Green River, the White River cuts a rugged, scenic trough into the high desert plains of the Uintah Basin.
The White River is scaled as class I and II waters.
Hiking the river corridor and side canyons rewards the energetic with solitude, wild flowers, distant sandstone vistas and an appreciation of the vastness of this massive landscape.
www.rangely.com /white_river.html   (677 words)

  
 White River Rafting - Enjoy a White River Adventure with Dinosaur Expeditions - White River Guide Service - White River ...
Born from snowmelt in the Colorado Mountains, the White River meanders over 175 miles to its confluence with the Green River in Utah.
As the river wanders into the White River Canyon, near Bonanza, Utah, it enters one of the least visited canyons in the West.
In this remote canyon the White River still retains many of those pre-dam characteristics not seen on many Western rivers: piles of driftwood, abundant beaver, low water beaches, groves of old-age cottonwoods, native fish, and open vistas.
www.dinoadv.com /utahrafting/whiteriverrafting.htm   (421 words)

  
 Utah White Water Rafting River Trips
Many rivers wind through canyons of rock more than a billion years old; their canyon walls jutting up to the sky in a flourish of deep reds, burnt oranges and gray-greens.
Most of the rivers of this region are gentle and long but during the spring thaws when side creeks splash into the rivers, it is not uncommon for new channels to be made and old ones blocked.
It is this commitment to river conservation and education which has earned Holiday industry awards and high praise from passengers.The fact that two-thirds of Holiday’s guests are return customers speaks volumes about the company’s attention to detail and their commitment to quality.
www.rafting-whitewater.com /utah-wwrac.htm   (341 words)

  
 Utah Wilderness Inventory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The White River, which runs east to west, forms the major canyon, with one large meander separated only by a narrow ridge.
WHITE RIVER The spectacular scenery of the White River provides a dramatic backdrop for the hiker, rafter, or canoeist, or for fishing enthusiasts who visit this unique area.
The cottonwood trees along the river and the pinon and juniper woodlands to the south combine to pro-vide a variety of form, line, and color, resulting in strong visual contrasts and exceptional natural beauty.
www.ut.blm.gov /utahwilderness/wrpt/wrptnewhite.html   (593 words)

  
 Green River, Utah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The featured section is the 48 mile run on the White River tributary from SH 45 near Bonanza to its confluence with the Green River between its confluences with the Duchesne and Willow Rivers.
Its confluence with the Green River is southwest of Ouray, in Uintah County.
Though beginning as a Class V+ hairboat kayak run, the White River mellows into a Class I to II stream with a gentle gradient that is runnable in canoes, kayaks and, with adequate water, rafts.
southwestpaddler.com /docs/greenut15.html   (1051 words)

  
 "White River -- Colorado and Utah River Running. White water rafting and river running adventures. River trips ...
River trips also include Gates of Lodore, Lower Yampa River, Desolation Canyon and Gray Canyon and White River.
The best time to take a trip down the White river is during spring runoff from mid-April to mid-June, when flows range between 1,000 and 2,400 cfs.
Non-commercial use on this river is free; no hiking, boating, or parking permits are required.
www.riverrunnerstransport.com /whiteriver.html   (296 words)

  
 Utah History Encyclopedia
The Green River was known to the Shoshone Indians as the Seeds-kee-dee-Agie, or Prairie Hen River.
The vast majority of the land found in the Green River basin is controlled by the federal government; private lands are largely limited to bottoms along the river itself, used for agriculture, and to townsites.
The Green River is the largest of all of Utah's streams and is central to the history of the state in terms of its exploration and development.
www.media.utah.edu /UHE/g/GREENRIVER,THE.html   (2327 words)

  
 White River Rafting | Utah.com
The White River is too extensive to be rafted in a single day.
As the river wanders into the White River Canyon it enters one of the least visited canyons in the West.
In this area, the White River still retains many of those prehistoric sights not seen on most Western rivers these days: piles of driftwood, abundant beavers, low water beaches, groves of ages-old cottonwoods, native fish, and open vistas.
www.utah.com /raft/rivers/white.htm   (426 words)

  
 GORP - White River - Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The first 31 miles of the White River are similar to the beginning stretches of other Ozark streams-fast and furious in the wet months, and comparatively calm the rest of the year.
Here the river is considerably larger and, because of the hydro-power discharges from deep within the lake, very cold-just right, in fact, for rainbow, brown, and cutthroat trout.
Fly fishing is extremely popular on the White during low water periods, but most anglers opt for the standard White River rig, a 16- to 20-foot johnboat equipped with a 10-20 hp motor.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_river/ar/whitervr.htm   (1662 words)

  
 Yellowstone River - Green River Basin - Wild and Scenic Utah - Utah Rivers Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Yellowstone River is a jewel on the South Slope of the Uintas.
The Yellowstone River stands apart among the south slope rivers for its undammed splendor.
But, as with the Uinta River, the Forest Service did not recommend protection of the Yellowstone River at its lower sections where a dam is being proposed as part of the Central Utah Project.
www.utahrivers.org /wild_scenic/utah_map/green_river/yellowstone_river.shtml   (464 words)

  
 Green River (Utah) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South of the canyon it passes the town of Green River, Utah and is joined by the San Rafael River in southern Emery County.
The valley of the river became increasing used as a wintering ground for American trappers in the next decades, with trading posts established at the mouth of the White near Whiterocks, Utah, and in Browns Park.
In 1869, the river was surveyed and mapped by John Wesley Powell as part of the first of his two expeditions to the region.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Green_River_(Utah)   (1258 words)

  
 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
A member of the figwort family, this species is a perennial herb that is 15 to 50 cm tall, with lavender to pale blue flowers that bloom from late May to June.
White River beardtongue is found on semi-barren areas on white (infrequently red) soils that are xeric, shallow, fine textured, and usually mixed with fragmented shale.
Winter sheep grazing is currently the principal use activity throughout the range of this species, and trails through its habitat are commonly observed impacts.
dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov /rsgis2/Search/Display.asp?FlNm=pensscar   (174 words)

  
 Idaho White Water Rafting Trips, Idaho Rafting, Idaho Whitewater Rafting, Salmon River Rafting, Family Rafting Trips
White water rafting for over 47 years on Idaho's Main Salmon and Middle Fork rivers has given Action White water Adventures the experience to make your rafting trip the adventure vacation of a lifetime.
Action White water Adventures is proud to be a part of the bicentennial commemoration of the journeys of Lewis and Clark.
The Main Salmon was named the "River of no Return" by Lewis and Clark when they were forced to turn around after encountering Pine Creek Rapid, finding the white water to heavy and treacherous for their birch bark canoes.
www.riverguide.com   (477 words)

  
 BigTrout.com - White River
The White River is a beautiful freestone river that originates high in the Flat Tops Wilderness at Trappers Lake, which is a blue-ribbon cutthroat trout fishery.
Meeker is the gateway to the White River Valley and this underrated trout fishery offers superior angling opportunities for cutthroat, brown, brook, and rainbow trout as well as mountain whitefish.
Wade fishing is the most popular method on the White River as it is not quite large enough to float during most of the year.
www.bigtrout.com /white/intro.html   (296 words)

  
 BLM Vernal White River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The White River can be a relaxing run on one of Utah's best canoe, camping and kayaking rivers.
Near the highway, the river swings in looping meanders inherited from a time before canyon­cutting began, when it wound lazily across a nearly flat surface.
For 100 miles between the town of Rangely, Colorado and the rivers's confluence with the Green River, the White River cuts a rugged scenic trough into the ernal high desert plains of the Uintah Basin.
www.blm.gov /utah/vernal/rec/white.html   (428 words)

  
 Green River Rafting | Utah.com
White water rafting trips on the Green River offer unique geology, landscape important to America's frontier and outlaw history, plus Native American ruins and rock art.
The 100-mile long stretch of river winds peacefully through redrock canyons until the confluence of the Green River with the Colorado River.
This area of Utah was visited and settled by prospectors, homesteaders, farmers and ranchers and outlaws who left their legacies in the river corridor.
www.utah.com /raft/rivers/green.htm   (1121 words)

  
 White River Oil Shale Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Discussion of Watershed(s):The White River Oil Shale Project is located approximately 45 miles southeast of the city of Vernal.
It is in the Lower White River Watershed (USGS HUC Number 14050007).
The White River is a tributary to the Colorado River.
www.blm.gov /utah/minerals/aml/whiteriver.html   (524 words)

  
 Daredevil Georgie White Ran Utah's Great Rivers
River running became a sport accessible to the general population in the 1950s and 1960s and has gained in popularity since then.
The two entered the river in June 1945 near Diamond Peak and were soon swept along by the powerful current.
Georgie White's last Grand Canyon trip came in the late 1980s, although she continued to run some shorter trips before her death in 1992.
historytogo.utah.gov /utah_chapters/utah_today/daredevilgeorgiewhiteranutahsgreatrivers.html   (914 words)

  
 White River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The White River is a relaxing run on one of Utah's best canoe-camping and kayaking rivers.
Near the highway, the river swings in looping meanders inherited from a time before canyon-cutting began, when it wound lazily across a nearly flat surface.
For 100 miles between the town or Rangely, Colorado and the rivers's confluence with the Green River, the White River cuts a rugged scenic trough into the high desert plains of the Uintah Basin.
www.utahoutdooractivities.com /whiteriver.html   (333 words)

  
 Canoeing White River, canoe trips on the White River in Bonanza, UT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The White River, flowing westward 31 miles from Bonanza, Utah, near the Colorado and Utah border, has been referred to as the best canoeing in Utah.
It is certainly the most remote wilderness area of any flat-water river stretch in the West.
The water on the White River is generally smooth with occasional rapids up to Class II in difficulty.
www.centennialcanoe.com /trip_white_river.htm   (174 words)

  
 White River Cherokees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Over the last few years, I have done extensive research on the White River Cherokees and who they are and the families that made up the Cherokees whom lived on the White and Buffalo Rivers in Arkansas.
The first known Cherokee settlement on the White River was documented in 1785, this is believed to have been the village of Chief Springfrog, and this is also the first known band of Cherokees known to be living on the White River in Arkansas.
Believe it or not, the original White River Cherokees have excellent documentation, and we may know who was who among all these families as the people are recorded in numerous documents.
www.comanchelodge.com /whiteriver.html   (2158 words)

  
 GORP - The White River in Central Vermont - Vermont Mountain Trout
I've fished the White River quite a bit over the years, paying particular attention to the headwaters up in the Patterson Brook area in the town of Granville.
The White River runs past here, right downstream from where the Clark and Patterson brooks merge with the headwaters to this classic trout stream.
The main stem runs a length of fifty-seven miles from Granville to its mouth at the Connecticut River in the town of White River Junction.
gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/countryman/fis_vtwr.htm   (726 words)

  
 White River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
White River, New Zealand, a river in the South Island
White River, Mpumalanga, a town in Mpumalanga Province
White River, Wisconsin, a town in Ashland County
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/White_River   (110 words)

  
 Hatch River Expeditions Home Page
Yampa River raft trip in Utah and Colorado.
Colorado River raft trip in Canyonlands National Park.
We are "The Original River Running Company." As you prepare to choose an outfitter for your river expeditions, remember...
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 Utah White Water Rafting and River Raft Tours
The river cuts through the deep, protected wilderness of Canyonlands National Park blessing you with a rare opportunity to see this land just as John Wesley Powell did in the 1800s.
Green River Known as the gentle whitewater river.
River Day Trips near Moab, the daily stretch of the Colorado wanders through some of the most spectacular landscape in America.
www.utahoutventures.com /rafting/riverrafting.htm   (644 words)

  
 Moab Utah | Westwater Canyon river trips | Colorado White Water Rafting
Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River is one of the hidden secrets of the American West.
A river trip through this Utah canyon is a wild ride tumbling through rapid after rapid.
As you travel downstream through the canyon, the Colorado River narrows to a ribbon as it cuts through the oldest geologic layer in the world.
www.tagalong.com /trips/river_trips/west_overview.html   (254 words)

  
 Wildernet - White River National Forest
The scenic beauty of the area, along with ample developed and undeveloped recreation opportunities on the Forest, accounts for the fact that the White River consistently ranks as one of the top five Forests nationwide for total recreation use.
Fall in the White River National Forest is brief but spectacular, as changing aspens cloak the mountains in gold.
The White River encompasses much of the area from the Continental Divide, west to Rifle and from Meeker, south beyond Aspen.
www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaname=White+River+National+Forest   (968 words)

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