Heather Hansman is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Outside, California Sunday, Smithsonian, and many others. After a decade of raft guiding across the United States, she lives in Seattle.

• On the River702 cfsFarms686 cfsThe Law of the RiverGrowing a Crop of Humans in the DesertAll Those People Have to EatCities2,790 cfsThe Only Watering Hole in the Whole CountyFlowing Uphill to MoneyWhose Rights?Dams6,940 cfsClaiming and ReclamationAfter the DamProtect the Green River at All CostThe Map of What’s NextFish9,080 cfsLarval TriggersHumans Are a Species, TooWhat’s the Point of a Wild River?One Big Fish TankRecreation9,180 cfsThrough the GatesWhat Is It Worth?We Save What We Love and We Love What We KnowFuture Risks10,600 cfsEnergy and PowerWater Is Where the Fight IsClimate Change Is Water ChangeFuture Plans6,820 cfsThis Land Is Your LandYou Can’t Just Sell Out to a CityGetting Comfortable with RiskConfluence3,220 cfsTimelineAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

"[A] strength of Downriver is Hansman’s ability to make complex and historically fraught water issues understandable. It can take years of engagement to fully comprehend many of the topics she discusses, such as tribal water rights. But Hansman’s writing is clear and succinct, and she has done a great deal of research. As someone who has spent the better part of a decade thinking about Colorado River governance, I was impressed by the book. Hansman exceeded my expectations. Her descriptions and discussions of western water topics are so useful and accurate that they make an excellent starting point for anyone wanting to learn more about these issues."

Heather Hansman is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Outside, California Sunday, Smithsonian, and many others. After a decade of raft guiding across the United States, she lives in Seattle.

• On the River702 cfsFarms686 cfsThe Law of the RiverGrowing a Crop of Humans in the DesertAll Those People Have to EatCities2,790 cfsThe Only Watering Hole in the Whole CountyFlowing Uphill to MoneyWhose Rights?Dams6,940 cfsClaiming and ReclamationAfter the DamProtect the Green River at All CostThe Map of What’s NextFish9,080 cfsLarval TriggersHumans Are a Species, TooWhat’s the Point of a Wild River?One Big Fish TankRecreation9,180 cfsThrough the GatesWhat Is It Worth?We Save What We Love and We Love What We KnowFuture Risks10,600 cfsEnergy and PowerWater Is Where the Fight IsClimate Change Is Water ChangeFuture Plans6,820 cfsThis Land Is Your LandYou Can’t Just Sell Out to a CityGetting Comfortable with RiskConfluence3,220 cfsTimelineAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

"[A] strength of Downriver is Hansman’s ability to make complex and historically fraught water issues understandable. It can take years of engagement to fully comprehend many of the topics she discusses, such as tribal water rights. But Hansman’s writing is clear and succinct, and she has done a great deal of research. As someone who has spent the better part of a decade thinking about Colorado River governance, I was impressed by the book. Hansman exceeded my expectations. Her descriptions and discussions of western water topics are so useful and accurate that they make an excellent starting point for anyone wanting to learn more about these issues."

Heather Hansman is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Outside, California Sunday, Smithsonian, and many others. After a decade of raft guiding across the United States, she lives in Seattle.

• On the River702 cfsFarms686 cfsThe Law of the RiverGrowing a Crop of Humans in the DesertAll Those People Have to EatCities2,790 cfsThe Only Watering Hole in the Whole CountyFlowing Uphill to MoneyWhose Rights?Dams6,940 cfsClaiming and ReclamationAfter the DamProtect the Green River at All CostThe Map of What’s NextFish9,080 cfsLarval TriggersHumans Are a Species, TooWhat’s the Point of a Wild River?One Big Fish TankRecreation9,180 cfsThrough the GatesWhat Is It Worth?We Save What We Love and We Love What We KnowFuture Risks10,600 cfsEnergy and PowerWater Is Where the Fight IsClimate Change Is Water ChangeFuture Plans6,820 cfsThis Land Is Your LandYou Can’t Just Sell Out to a CityGetting Comfortable with RiskConfluence3,220 cfsTimelineAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

"[A] strength of Downriver is Hansman’s ability to make complex and historically fraught water issues understandable. It can take years of engagement to fully comprehend many of the topics she discusses, such as tribal water rights. But Hansman’s writing is clear and succinct, and she has done a great deal of research. As someone who has spent the better part of a decade thinking about Colorado River governance, I was impressed by the book. Hansman exceeded my expectations. Her descriptions and discussions of western water topics are so useful and accurate that they make an excellent starting point for anyone wanting to learn more about these issues."