| Acknowledgments | p. viii |
| A Legacy of Wild Rivers | p. 2 |
| The Special Challenges of Alaska | p. 5 |
| Whitewater Classification | p. 8 |
| Topographic Maps | p. 10 |
| Choosing the Right Boat | p. 12 |
| Gearing Up | p. 16 |
| Clothing | p. 16 |
| Life Jackets | p. 18 |
| Dry Suits and Wet Suits | p. 18 |
| Basic Gear for Expedition River Trips | p. 19 |
| Safety | p. 24 |
| Solo Travel | p. 25 |
| Cold Water | p. 26 |
| Aufeis and Calving Glaciers | p. 26 |
| Weather | p. 26 |
| Hypothermia | p. 27 |
| River Flow | p. 27 |
| River Conditions | p. 28 |
| Giardiasis | p. 29 |
| Alaska's Bugs | p. 30 |
| Filing a Float Plan | p. 30 |
| Traveling with Children | p. 32 |
| Respecting the Land and Its Inhabitants | p. 35 |
| Group Size | p. 35 |
| Bears and Other Wild Animals | p. 35 |
| Dogs | p. 38 |
| Human Waste | p. 38 |
| Campsites | p. 39 |
| Fires | p. 39 |
| Garbage and Cleanup | p. 40 |
| Hunting and Fishing | p. 40 |
| Wilderness Uses | p. 41 |
| Cultural and Natural Resources | p. 41 |
| Private Property | p. 42 |
| Native Village Life | p. 42 |
| Keeping Alaska's Rivers Flowing Free | p. 44 |
| Alaska's Rivers | p. 43 |
| Arctic Slope | p. 48 |
| Colville River | p. 50 |
| Ivishak River | p. 53 |
| Killik River | p. 56 |
| Northwest Alaska | p. 58 |
| Ambler River | p. 60 |
| Aniuk River | p. 62 |
| Kobuk River | p. 64 |
| Koyuk River | p. 68 |
| Noatak River | p. 71 |
| Selawik River | p. 75 |
| Squirrel River | p. 77 |
| Unalakleet River | p. 80 |
| Yukon Region | p. 84 |
| Alatna River | p. 86 |
| Anvik River | p. 90 |
| Beaver Creek | p. 92 |
| Birch Creek | p. 95 |
| Black River | p. 97 |
| Charley River and Yukon River | p. 100 |
| Chatanika River | p. 103 |
| Chena River | p. 105 |
| Delta Clearwater River | p. 108 |
| Delta River | p. 111 |
| Fortymile River | p. 114 |
| John River | p. 118 |
| Middle Fork Koyukuk River | p. 120 |
| North Fork Koyukuk River | p. 122 |
| Melozitna River | p. 124 |
| Nenana River | p. 126 |
| Nowitna River | p. 130 |
| Porcupine River | p. 132 |
| Sheenjek River | p. 135 |
| Tinayguk River | p. 138 |
| Wild River | p. 140 |
| Southwest Alaska | p. 142 |
| Alagnak River and Nonvianuk River | p. 144 |
| American Creek | p. 147 |
| Andreafsky River and East Fork Andreafsky River | p. 149 |
| Aniakchak River | p. 151 |
| Chilikadrotna River | p. 154 |
| Copper River (Iliamna Lake) | p. 157 |
| Goodnews River | p. 159 |
| Holitna River | p. 161 |
| Kanektok River | p. 163 |
| Kantishna River and Moose Creek | p. 165 |
| Kisaralik River | p. 167 |
| Kuskokwim River | p. 170 |
| South Fork Kuskokwim River | p. 172 |
| Mulchatna River | p. 174 |
| Newhalen River | p. 177 |
| Nushagak River | p. 179 |
| Nuyakuk River | p. 181 |
| Savonoski River | p. 183 |
| Stony River | p. 187 |
| Tlikakila River | p. 189 |
| Togiak River | p. 191 |
| Wood River Lakes System | p. 193 |
| Southcentral Alaska | p. 196 |
| Alexander Creek | p. 198 |
| Bremner River | p. 200 |
| Campbell Creek | p. 203 |
| Chitina River | p. 206 |
| Chulitna River | p. 209 |
| Copper River (Wrangell Mountains) | p. 213 |
| Eagle River | p. 217 |
| Gulkana River, Main Fork, Middle Fork, and West Fork | p. 220 |
| Kenai River | p. 225 |
| Kennicott River and Nizina River | p. 229 |
| Knik River | p. 232 |
| Kroto Creek, Moose Creek, and Deshka River | p. 234 |
| Lake Creek | p. 237 |
| Little Nelchina River, Nelchina River, and Tazlina River | p. 239 |
| Little Susitna River | p. 241 |
| Matanuska River | p. 244 |
| Nabesna River | p. 247 |
| Portage Creek | p. 249 |
| Upper Susitna River | p. 251 |
| Lower Susitna River | p. 254 |
| Swanson River Canoe System | p. 256 |
| Talachulitna Creek and Talachulitna River | p. 259 |
| Talkeetna River | p. 262 |
| Tokositna River | p. 265 |
| Tyone River | p. 267 |
| Willow Creek and Little Willow Creek | p. 269 |
| Southeast Alaska | p. 272 |
| Chilkat River | p. 274 |
| Mendenhall River | p. 276 |
| Situk River | p. 278 |
| Stikine | p. 280 |
| Tatshenshini-Alsek River | p. 284 |
| Glossary | p. 290 |
| Rivers Grouped | p. 293 |
| National Wild and Scenic Rivers and State Recreation Rivers | p. 295 |
| Land Managers | p. 297 |
| Town Services | p. 301 |
| Conservation Groups | p. 305 |
| Related Reading | p. 292 |
| Index | p. 295 |
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