But back in 1944, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation authorized 625-foot-high New Melones Dam for the Stan, though filling it would drown the beloved canyon.

She profiles dam protesters from the 1970s who have come back to life and action. Some advocates of a wild river never give up, writers Becca Lawton.

New Melones Dam has a spillway capacity of 112,600 cubic feet per second. Maximum flow on the Stanislaus River in 2017 was 62,500 cfs, as measured by a gauge in Ripon.

New Melones Dam has a spillway capacity of 112,600 cubic feet per second. Maximum flow on the Stanislaus River in 2017 was 62,500 cfs, as measured by a gauge in Ripon.

The New Melones Dam and Reservoir on the Stanislaus River in Central California. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation via Wikimedia Commons) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge agreed with ...

An old river-running motto says, “Old boaters never die, they just get a little dinghy.” And some never lose their passion for keeping rivers wild. Consider California’s Stanislaus River. In the 1970s ...

An old river-running motto says, “Old boaters never die, they just get a little dinghy.” And some never lose their passion for keeping rivers wild.Consider California’s Stanislaus River. In ...

An old river-running motto says, “Old boaters never die, they just get a little dinghy.” And some never lose their passion for keeping rivers wild.

An old river-running motto says, “Old boaters never die, they just get a little dinghy.” And some never lose their passion for keeping rivers wild. Consider California’s Stanislaus River. In ...