The Price River originates in the Wasatch 
Plateau of Central Utah and flows 137 miles until its confluence with the Green River in Gray Canyon. Normally a small, shallow river, it is normally unnavigable. However, during springtime flows, sections of the river contains Class I to V whitewater and is popular with canoeists and kayakers.
The headwaters of the Price River are excellent trout habitat and are popular with fishermen. In 2005, because of a proposed Gooseberry Narrows dam in the headwaters, it was included on American River’s list of top ten most endangered rivers. The Sanpete Water Conservancy District (SWCD) proposed the dam to provide late-season agricultural water and ultimately outdoor non-culinary municipal water for four municipalities in northern Sanpete County. Federal taxpayers, through the Bureau of Reclamation’s Small Projects Loan Program, would fund the majority of this costly project, which will inundate 100 acres of critical riparian wetlands in Gooseberry Creek. If constructed, the Gooseberry Narrows dam and reservoir would eliminate a healthy riparian community that currently functions to provide wildlife breeding habitat, aquatic diversity and stream bank stability.
Utah Rivers Council has been building a coalition of support to oppose this proposal and continues to lead the campaign to protect it.
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