River of the Month

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Chehalis River

January | 2020
A major Pacific Northwest salmon stream, the Chehalis is the second largest river basin in Washington, bested only by the mighty Columbia in size.
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North Fork Smith River

December | 2019
Oregon’s coastal North Fork Smith River (not to be confused with the NF Smith of northern California) is one of the most unspoiled tributaries to the Umpqua River.
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Gunnison River

November | 2019
Colorado’s second largest river by volume, the Gunnison courses west from the Continental Divide and flows for 180 miles before joining the Colorado River at the town of Grand Junction, where it nearly doubles the Colorado’s volume.
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Elk River

October | 2019
A salmon stronghold of immense importance, the Elk River is a jewel of southern Oregon’s “Wild Rivers Coast.”
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Bear River

September | 2019
The Bear River rises high in Utah’s pristine Uinta Mountains, runs north into Idaho and Wyoming and then does a sweeping U-turn around the Wasatch Mountains back into Utah.
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Klamath River

August | 2019
A jewel of the Pacific Coast, the Klamath is the third largest river flowing into the Pacific south of Canada and was once one of the greatest salmon and steelhead rivers on the continent.
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