1. River Drive to US 78
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 200.0 – 4,000.0 CFS
Flow range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Description
Above River Drive the Yellow is both narrow and crossed by numerous strainers, many which are river wide. Before the bridge at River Drive the Yellow is joined by the flow from Sweetwater Creek. From here the river the river is navigable. This section of the river is narrow and flat, with a few Class I-II ledge drops: highlighted by: Britt Shoals below the Five Forks Trickum Bridge; and, the ledges at McDaniels Bluff, below the McDaniels Bluff (Killian Hill) Bridge.
Difficulty
Class I-II
Length
15.1 mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater