The American River Archive

Articles from Coloma.com

The Coloma.com web site, published continuously since 1995, included a substantial amount of South Fork content, most of which was moved to this site. Here are some that are still at Coloma.com.

Floods of '97
In January of 1997, northern California was hit by heavy warm rains on top of a massive, wet snow pack. The resulting floods were devastating. We've saved this record of photographs, journals and stories.

No on W
In November of 1998, a measure was introduced to the El Dorado County ballot that would reduce the number of commercial user days available to whitewater rafting outfitters. This controversial measure was opposed by many in the Coloma Valley, as it would have a negative impact on one of their major businesses. Fortunately for the area's economy, the measure failed.

Coloma Nessie
In summer of 1999, a relative of the Loch Ness monster was reported to be living in the South Fork of the American River. See the photographs and judge for yourself.

American River Festival

You'll find links to this year's festival site, along with photographs and results from 1988, 1995 and 1996 on the Events page.