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Pittsburgh a city from the very beginning, defined by its three rivers.

The Monongahela, the Allegheny, and the Ohio.

People here work, play, and celebrate on these waterways.

But the story of Pittsburgh from the water doesn't begin and end at the point.

It stretches far into western Pennsylvania.

From the rapids of the Youghiogheny River to the peaceful calm of Lake Arthur, to the picturesque Buttermilk Falls and all of the streams, rivers, lakes and ponds.

And between.

Our journey begins in Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands.

Everybody hop in People in Pittsburg are surprised to see us surfing with Surf Pittsburgh.

We teach them to do just that.

All right, let go.

Troy University.

85 miles from the adventure of Jacob's Creek.

A different generation enjoys the water by riding the winds.

Every spring, Pennsylvania's sportsmen fan out to stock nearly a thousand lakes and streams with more than 4 million trout.

Stocking is important because most of the streams that we stocked with trout wouldn't normally have trout.

Safely enjoying the region's waterways wouldn't be possible without Pittsburgh's river rescue.

Well, as you can see, we're trying to clear traffic for the Gateway Clipper on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

These are just a few of the many who earned their living working on the water.

Many of the barges you see on the river today are made right here in Brownsville, Pennsylvania.

Brownsville Marine Products is ready to launch our 1000 barge.

Life on the water in the winter can be just as active and just as breathtaking.

As a towboat comes down.

He's shoveling hundreds of feet of ice in front of them.

That goes into the lock chamber.

We can't fit the entire toe.

And the ice in the chamber together virtually triples the amount of time it takes.

As many as three hours to get that toe through.

We back the toe out of the chamber, close the gates so we fan the gates back and fort to move the ice out of the way.

Drain the chamber down, flush the ice out the lower end.

Then we're able to turn back to the towboat, and we're able to lock the towboat through.

The lock system is in plac to allow the boats to transverse from one side of the dam to the other side.

For the lock and dam system was put in on the Ohio River.

The average river depth from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati was right around two feet.

Winter turns the water to ice.

Boats are replaced by sleds as fishermen seek their catch in the bitter cold.

Fishing is just one of many with directivity on busy Lake Arthur.

Thank you everyone for attending.

This is an awesome day.

Look at the sunshine that God provided for us.

Come on, wind, pick up.

We need some wind.

We can tell with a little piece of yarn.

Lots of ice.

12 inches or more.

Rush.

You know the speed three time the speed of wind so I can go.

You have a pretty good.

Start.

Nice, nice.

Really nice.

When you're kayaking alone in the wintertime, your body sort of has a way of heightening all its senses to being in tune with everything around you.

When you're experiencing extreme conditions.

I came up with the idea of having these rubber ducks on the waters of the world.

Which made those waters one bathtub.

Quack, quack.

Yeah.

Scares me Every time.

That bird is The second largest in the water for any United States did in the barge traffic.

And where you got it?

Welcome to Monongahela, Pennsylvania.

In Washington County, the Monongahela Equatoria is one of the few waterfront concert venues in western Pennsylvania.

With the stage actually on the water.

Oh man, I wish me luck.

I stole to ship you a hundred miles.

So let's.

There's quick catch.

It's here.

Girls.

Get the blades in Quick!

Back Control Thats it girls.

Oh, here we go.

Oh!

Oh, wait.

Lets go!

Probably another, like 20ft.

I'm Jeff, the training director, and I like to be able to share this experience with others.

Underwater.

It's incredibly freeing.

There's nothing around.

You can't hear anything.

The rest of the cares of the world just kind of melt away.

You never know what you might see when you're underwater.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to EQT Pittsburgh three rivers.

Regatta Team TV going to the slanty back flip stick.

Flip.

Oh.

Oh, the theme of the boat is winning.

That's our goal for this whole outing.

Lewis and Clark boat discovery.

So you're real confident this is going to float?

Oh, yeah.

It's it's going to win.

No, it's never been tested It's a floating parking cheer.

It's all Pittsburgh.

And when we win with al the money goes to the Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation.

We.

Oh, yeah.

I have to take the history books now.

a few miles down the river from the fun of the regatta, workers are wiring three barges full of 4th of July fireworks for the big finale coming up later.

Pittsburgh is one of the more special and bigger shows.

It's about 3000 pyrotechnic devices going off shooting from the water is better.

You get a nice reflection off the water.

The shells kind of glow It looks really great at night.

But took about eigh men seven days to put together.

It's a lot of physical labor, but you know, getting better days of of just, you know, loading and pinning shells.

Walking further up.

And the flying jaws.

You're very fast, folks.

You can see why when they get up the wind.

This is too much.

Wind will be too dangerous.

This race has been canceled.

Ladies and gentlemen, here's the national jet ski watercraft challenge.

Hey, they hold off!

Starts now.

You're on the clock.

Test runs complete.

Howard boat team make final adjustments before the championship race.

And then they got to clear up that building.

One more.

One minute, one minute.

Come on.

Coming All by yourself All right, one more good Looking Good.

Looking good.

Oh, the Regatta is signature.

Race is over and the winner takes a victory lap.

But as night falls on the three rivers, there is more celebration to come.

On tugboat.

Pushes the fireworks.

Barges into position for tonight's Regatta.

finale I want to see fireworks.

Our waterways offers something for everyone of every age.

In every season.

Whether it be a kayaker braving the rocky waterfalls of the Youghiogheny River a kite skier defying gravity above frozen lake or.

For a teenager's acrobatic plunge into the Jacob's Creek.

Millions will spend many more years living by the lakes, working on the rivers, playing off the shores and enjoying the view of Pittsburgh from the water.