Water Education
The American River watershed encompasses over 1,875 square miles of land. Within that area, the three forks of the American River flow out of the mountains into the great Central Valley and eventually out to the Pacific Ocean. History has made its mark in the area beginning with a grand story of geology, botany, wildlife, Nisenan people, gold seekers, farming, water laws, damming, water diversion, and recreation. Many glistening drops of water have traveled and returned to flow through these rivers: the North, Middle, and South Forks of the American River. Nature conserves water by recycling it over thousands of years.
