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Access Site CA

Indian Flat Picnic Site and Put in

Merced River

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: CA
County: Mariposa
Type: Whitewater Access
Location: 37.66185400, -119.84584800
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Merced River a Pohono Bridge near Yosemite CA Same River 10.6 mi away
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Merced River a Happy Isles Bridge near Yosemite CA Same River 16.4 mi away
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Merced River below Merced Falls DAM near Snell CA Same River 28.4 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
IV Merced - 5) Redbud to Briceburg
14.3 mi • 40 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
Whitewater Runs on Merced River
9 runs
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
IV This location is on this run 5) Redbud to Briceburg
14.3 mi 40 ft/mi
IV Downstream from here (9.2 mi to put-in) 6) Briceburg to Bagby
13.8 mi 20 ft/mi
I Downstream from here (34.2 mi to put-in) 7) Merced Falls to Snelling Diversion Dam
3.5 mi 2 ft/mi
I(II) Downstream from here (37.9 mi to put-in) 8) Snelling diversion to San Joaquin confluence
51.7 mi 5 ft/mi
IV-V Upstream from here (2.1 mi from take-out) 4) Park Boundary to Redbud
3.8 mi
V Upstream from here (6.0 mi from take-out) 3) Routes 120-140 Junction to Park Boundary
6.8 mi 242 ft/mi
III-IV Upstream from here (12.2 mi from take-out) 2) El Cap Meadow to Highway 120 / 140 junction.
3.3 mi 40 ft/mi
I Upstream from here (15.4 mi from take-out) 1) Stables to El Capitan Meadow
5.8 mi 2 ft/mi
IV-V(V+) Upstream from here (22.6 mi from take-out) 0.5) Headwaters to Little Yosemite Valley
7.7 mi
Whitewater data from American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Indian Flat is a whitewater access point on the Merced River located in Mariposa County, California. This site serves as a put-in or take-out for kayakers and canoeists running sections of the Merced, which is known for its whitewater paddling opportunities. The access point provides direct river access in a scenic area of the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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