The lower stretch of the Clackamas has some challenges to deal with. Low levels of pollutants have been found in the water, and its not yet known what effect they might have on the drinking water.

A 62-year-old woman drowned in the Clackamas River Friday, Clackamas County officials report. The Clackamas County Water Rescue Consortium responded to a 911 call reporting three women in distress on ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – About 200 volunteers were supposed to gather in rafts, kayaks and scuba gear to clean up the Clackamas River on September 11, but the wildfire at Milo McIver State Park ...

The event will honor National Public Lands Day, the country's largest single-day volunteer event for public lands, held annually on the fourth Saturday in September. Cleanup will take place alongside ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Planning to float down the Clackamas River soon? Keep an eye out for some construction being done along the shoreline that officials hope will help save the salmon. The ...

CARVER, Ore. (KPTV) - Locals at a mobile home park along the lower Clackamas spent Friday cleaning up after the area flooded overnight. In some places, homeowners said the water rose so high it ...

EAGLE CREEK, Ore. — Several areas along the Clackamas River were inundated after the river breached its banks overnight Friday. Hardly a house was untouched in Paradise Park, which sits about halfway ...

A person died Monday after jumping into the Clackamas River in Estacada, authorities say. Clackamas Fire District No. 1 said the person jumped into the river and didn’t resurface. Rescuers found the ...

Carter Bridge Day Use Area, the longtime host for the Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival, looks different. What was once a lush, deep green forested canyon has since burned. Some bridges, campgrounds ...

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — It’s more than just a rafting trip — it’s a reset for the soul. “It’s calming. It’s refreshing,” said Dave Hanthorn of Youth Dynamics. “It kind of gets down into your soul.” ...