Useful Resources

Water Levels & gauges

Oregon

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  Pat Welch's water level page - OR
  
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  USGS National Water Dashboard (new version)
  
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  USGS Current Conditions Oregon (old version)
  
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  USGS Water Watch-Oregon
  
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  NOAA NW River Forecast Center
  
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  Oregon Surf Check
  

Washington

• 
  Pat Welch's water level page - WA
  
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  USGS Current Conditions WA (old version)
  
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  USGS Water Watch -WA
  

Idaho

• 
  Pat Welch's levels page - ID
  
• 
  USGS Water Watch - ID
  

Outside the PNW:

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  American Whitewater River Info
  
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  Pat Welch's list for all states
  
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  Storm Surf
  
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  USGS National Water Dashboard
  

Weather

Oregon

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  NW Oregon/Portland Area Weather Forecast
  
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  Oregon Climate Service
  
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  Intellicast-Percipitation Chart
  

Regional

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  SW OR/Northern CA
  
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  NW Washington
  
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  NE OR/SE WA
  
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  Eastern WA/Northern ID
  
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  Eastern OR/SW ID
  
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  Western MT/Central ID
  

General Weather Info

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  National Forecast Maps
  
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  AccuWeather
  
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  Intellicast Daily Percipitation
  
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  National Weather Service
  
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  The Weather Channel
  

Permits & passes

River Permits & Lotteries

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  Rogue Permit Lottery
  
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  Deschutes River Permits
  
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  John Day River Permits
  
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  4 Rivers Permit Info
  
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  Grand Canyon Permit Lottery
  

Invasive Species Permits

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  OR Waterway Access & Aquatic Invasive Species Permit
  
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  ID Invasive Species Permit
  

Parking Passes

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  NW Forest Past (National Forest Land)
  
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  Oregon Go Play Pass (OR State Parks)
  
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  Discover Pass (WA Sate)
  

Retailers & Instruction

Local Retailers

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  eNRG Kayaking
  
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  Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe
  
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  Clackamas River Outfitters
  
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  Outdoor Play (Hood River)
  

Instruction

• 
  eNRG Kayaking
  
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  Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe
  
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  Clackamas River Outfitters
  
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  Wet Planet Rafting & Kayaking (White Salmon)
  
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  Gradient River Essentials (Eugene)
  

Other Local Clubs & Teams

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  Portland Kayak Polo Team
  
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  Kayak Slalom at Bull Run
  
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  Lower Columbia Canoe Club (LCCC)
  
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  Willamette Valley Kayak & Canoe Club (WKCC)
  

Helpful Apps

Android

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  The American Whitewater App
  
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  River Flows App
  
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  Go Paddling App
  
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  American Red Cross 1st Aid App
  
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  Animated Knots App
  

Apple

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  The American Whitewater App
  
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  River-App Water Levels
  
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  Go Paddling App
  
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  American Red Cross 1st Aid App
  
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  Animated Knots App
  

Organizations

Local

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  BARK (Mt Hood National Forest)
  
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  Columbia Riverkeepers
  
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  Cooper Spur Wild & Free Coalition
  
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  Friends of the Columbia Gorge
  
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  Klamath-Siskyou Wildlands Center
  
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  Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG)
  
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  Oregon Wild's Water Issues Page
  
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  Stop Oregon Litter & Vandalism (SOLV)
  
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  Volano Country Wild Rivers (WA)
  
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  Washington Public Interest Research Group (WASHPIRG)
  
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  Water Watch (Oregon)
  
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  We Love Clean Rivers
  
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  Willamette River Keepers
  

National

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  American Canoe Association (ACA)
  
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  American Whitewater Association (AWA)
  
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  American Rivers
  
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  Friends of the River (CA)
  
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  Hike & Cycle - Save American Rivers
  
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  Western Rivers Conservancy
  
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  River Network
  

International

• 
  International Rivers Network
  

Issues & Education

Informative Meetings

• 
  USGS Oregon Water Science Center Seminar Schedule
  

Current Issues

• 
  Common Waters of Oregon (River Rights)
  
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  Invasive Species
  

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