| Country | State | River | Section | Date | Injury | Victim | |
| TN | Ocoee | Middle Ocoee - #2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse | 1982-10-23 | Near Drowning (11 more) | John Norton | Read More | |
| WI | Peshtigo | E) Roaring Rapids: Otter Ck to W.P.S. Landing | 1982-09-04 | Near Drowning (11 more) | Read More | ||
| MN | Cascade | B) CR45 to Cascade River State Park | 1982-10-00 | Near Drowning (23 more) | John Alt | Read More | |
| TN | Ocoee | Middle Ocoee - #2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse | 1982-10-23 | Near Drowning (11 more) | John Norton | Read More | |
| TN | Ocoee | Middle | 1982-05-15 | Hypothermia (12 more) | Jere Whitehead | Read More | |
| WV | Gauley | Upper - Below Summersville Dam | 1982-09-24 | Fatal (12 more) | Bob O'Connor | Read More | |
| MN | Kettle R. | Banning State Park | 1982-08-15 | Fatal (12 more) | Paul Deboer | Read More | |
| AK | Susitna | Devil's Canyon | 1982-08-14 | Fatal (12 more) | Jochim Kurt Lang | Read More | |
| ID | Clearwater, S. Fk. | Golden Canyon | 1982-07-11 | Fatal (12 more) | Chuck Rollins | Read More | |
| CO | Arkansas | Numbers | 1982-07-07 | Fatal (12 more) | Matt Gaines | Read More | |
| PA | Youghiogheny | Lower | 1982-07-04 | Fatal (12 more) | Bob Henk | Read More | |
| WV | Cheat, Laurel Fork | US 33 Bridge to Cheat, Dry Fork (Jenningston) | 1982-06-13 | Fatal (12 more) | Jerry Ordons | Read More | |
| NM | Rio Embudo | Near Rio Lucio to Hwy 75 | 1982-05-07 | Fatal (12 more) | Bob Brewer | Read More | |
| CA | California Salmon | Forks of Salmon to Somes Bar | 1982-03-15 | Fatal (12 more) | Unknown | Read More |