Gauge Conditions

MF American River a French Meadows CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate reading: This gauge is 0.4 miles away on American. Use as a general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

AMERICAN RIVER OXB Primary

Elevation: 1,070 ft

AMERICAN RIVER LON

Elevation: 6,410 ft

AMERICAN RIVER BIL Dam Release

Elevation: 6,400 ft

AMERICAN RIVER RBL Dam Release

Elevation: 6,800 ft

AMERICAN RIVER JNC Dam Release

Elevation: 4,468 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

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Description

This section has been run very little because of the lack of flows and flow information. It a spring melt run and is reported to be a high quality canyon.

Difficulty

Class I

Length

11.0 mi

Rapids

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