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Welcome to the American Whitewater National Whitewater Inventory

The Stream Team represents those members and volunteers who have stepped up and contribute to our National Whitewater Inventory. There are several levels of participation. You can contribute edits to an existing river reach, contribute a new reach to our database that we may have overlooked, or submit a trip report with photos of your experiences.
Instructions for StreamTeam members: Responsibilities and Protocols.
StreamTeam Forum at Google Groups

What is the National Whitewater Inventory?

The National Whitewater Inventory (NWI) is a crowdsourced and dynamic online database and guide to over 5,500 whitewater runs across the US and beyond. The NWI is infused with the local knowledge of volunteer paddlers who share river descriptions, flow preferences, access tips, hazard alerts, trip reports, photos, and more. The database serves as a resource for paddlers but also provides information for river managers and partners. American Whitewater staff utilize the information from this database in our advocacy work to protect whitewater rivers and enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely. American Whitewater provides the platform of the NWI, but it is up to paddlers like you to make it a living, accurate, safe, and beautiful tool for exploring rivers. If you are new to the project and seek guidance in how to proceed with editing a reach, a volunteer group of individuals known as the Stream Team can assist. The Stream Team and American Whitewater staff can provide guidance on how to develop content and answer technical questions that may come up.

Who is the Stream Team?

The Stream Team represents American Whitewater members and volunteers who contribute to the National Whitewater Inventory.

The AmericanWhitewater.org website receives, includes in its database and displays all manner of whitewater river information. Along with everything from the usual location, length and class of a river, we are inviting all whitewater paddlers and the general public to share their information and help build the rivers database. First-hand descriptions, rapid ratings, flow recommendations, hydro info, gage information, permit info, safety notices, history, pictures, maps, member links, estimated numbers of paddlers per season, archived American Whitewater Journal articles, nearby motels, campgrounds, outfitters, gas stations, etc…basically, ANYTHING paddlers might find useful to know about a particular whitewater river.

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