| Country | State | River | Section | Date | Injury | Victim | |
| WV | Meadow | 2. Nallen to Route 19 Bridge | 1988-05-06 | Near Drowning (23 more) | John Poidevant | Read More | |
| MD | Potomac | 5. Lock 10 to Little Falls | 1988-08-02 | Near Drowning (11 more) | Stephen Smith | Read More | |
| PA | Lehigh | 2. Rockport to Glen Onoko | 1988-09-13 | Read More | |||
| ID | Payette, N. Fk. | Smith's Ferry to Banks | 1988-09-04 | Fatal (12 more) | Tim Houllihan | Read More | |
| CO | Cache La Poudre | 7. Mishiwaka Inn to Poudre Park Picnic Ground | 1988-06-11 | Fatal (12 more) | Unknown Man | Read More | |
| ID | Secesh | Loon Creek to Lick Creek, 4.6 mi to S. Fork Salmon R. | 1988-06-06 | Fatal (12 more) | Dane Wray | Read More | |
| ID | Selway | Main | 1988-05-28 | Fatal (12 more) | Russell Price | Read More | |
| NY | Delaware | Hancock to Port Jervis | 1988-05-28 | Fatal (12 more) | Mark Minchon | Read More | |
| ID | Clearwater, S. Fork | Hanging Rock to Cougar Creek Trailhead | 1988-05-24 | Fatal (12 more) | Gregory Luebert | Read More | |
| PA | Pine Cr. | Grand Canyon Of PA | 1988-03-26 | Fatal (12 more) | Unknown Man | Read More | |
| OR | Sandy | 3. Marmot Dam to Revenue Bridge | 1988-03-20 | Fatal (12 more) | Randy Castille | Read More | |
| WA | Skykomish, S. Fork | 2. Baring to Sunset Falls | 1988-01-01 | Fatal (12 more) | Ray Wiseman | Read More |