| Country | State | River | Section | Date | Injury | Victim | |
| AR | Buffalo | 1983-04-30 | Near Drowning (11 more) | Read More | |||
| NY | Chichester Creek | 1983-04-24 | Near Drowning (11 more) | Mike Malone | Read More | ||
| IN | White | 1983-02-00 | Near Drowning (11 more) | Read More | |||
| WV | Big Sandy Creek | 3. Rockville to Jenkinsburg Bridge (Cheat River) | 1983-02-00 | Near Drowning (23 more) | Jeff Snyder | Read More | |
| TN | Stinging Fork | Stinging Fork Falls to Piney River | 1983-04-30 | Compression Fracture of Vertebrae (11 more) | Read More | ||
| WV | Gauley | 7 (Upper). Summersville Dam to Mason Branch | 1983-09-24 | Near Drowning (11 more) | John Mundt | Read More | |
| PA | Buffalo Creek | Washington County, PA | 1983-05-22 | Fatal (11 more) | Unknown | Read More | |
| MO | Mississippi | Chain of Rocks | 1983-10-06 | Fatal (12 more) | Charlie Schulman | Read More | |
| CA | West Walker R., Upper | 1983-06-26 | Fatal (12 more) | Rick Sanders | Read More | ||
| PA | Slippery Rock Creek | 1. Kennedy Mill (LR37026) to Eckert's Bridge | 1983-05-22 | Fatal (12 more) | William Presto | Read More | |
| Chile | I | Bio-Bio (Chile) | 1983-01-14 | Fatal (12 more) | Ted Davis | Read More |