Warm Springs Rapid history project
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2554
Scope and Contents
The Warm Springs Rapid history project consists of materials related to the preparation of a special research trip for June 2-6, 2008 for the purpose of bringing together as many of the people who were there at Warm Springs in June of 1965 as possible. Roy Webb, the river historian from the University of Utah, has teamed up with Jack Schmidt of Utah State University, noted geomorphologist, as co-researchers. A representatives from Dinosaur National Monument would be involved along with members of the Wendt-Julian party that was camped at Warm Springs the afternoon of June 6th when the flashflood that created the current rapid occurred as well as the boatmen from Hatch, Western River, Holiday River Expeditions, and others who were anywhere on the river in the Monument at that time. The trip included a videographer to record accounts and experiences.
Dates
- 1996-2010
Creator
- Webb, Roy (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Historical Note
Warm Springs Rapid, on the Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument, is one of the most difficult stretches of runnable whitewater in the United States. As such, it has attained legendary status among those who participate in whitewater recreation. Yet this was not always the case. Before the night of June 10, 1965, Warm Springs was a minor rapid, barely even noticed by the river runners who traversed it. For several days preceding that night, heavy rainstorms had soaked the entire area, and finally the ground gave way. Warm Springs Draw became a channel that funneled a massive debris flow comprised of thousands of tons of rock and earth into the Yampa River, temporarily damming the river and raising the level approximately ten feet. Once the river broke through the temporary dam, the boulders that had been washed into the river created a world-class rapid that has become legendary among river runners.
(Historical note written by Roy Webb in 2008.)
(Historical note written by Roy Webb in 2008.)
Extent
1 Box (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The Warm Springs Rapid history project (1996-2010) consists of materials related to the preparation of a special research trip for June 2-6, 2008 for the purpose of bringing together as many of the people who were there at Warm Springs in June of 1965 as possible. Warm Springs Rapid, on the Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument, is one of the most difficult stretches of runnable whitewater in the United States.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Roy Webb in 2010.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2014.
Creator
- Webb, Roy (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Warm Springs Rapid history project, 1996-2010
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland
- Date
- © 2014 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu