New Melones was the focus of a long environmental controversy; critics protested the flooding of a long scenic stretch of the Stanislaus River, which flowed over whitewater rapids through the deepest limestone canyon in the western United States.
New Melones was the focus of a long environmental controversy. Critics protested the flooding of a long scenic stretch of the Stanislaus River. The Stanislaus River flowed over whitewater rapids through the deepest limestone canyon in the western United States.