Whitewater Run CA Class IV-V

Hwy 108 Bridge to Lyons Reservoir

American Whitewater

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Gauge Conditions

SF Stanislaus River a Strawberry CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate reading: This gauge is 0.3 miles away on Stanislaus. Use as a general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

STANISLAUS RIVER BRD Dam Release

Elevation: 3,398 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

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Description

Put in: Highway 108 bridge. Elevation 5290 feet. Take out: Lyons reservoir. Elevation 4215 feet. Total drop 1075 feet over 11.5 miles. There appear to be numerous options for put in and take out. Study a map. Jay Seiler reports This run was a lot of fun. We estimated it to be around 11 miles from a few miles above the campground to about 3 or 4 miles below it. Great class 3-5.Two tricky dams above the campground. Below the campground there were two class 5 drops separated by continuous 3-4 drops. First class five portage on the right. The last mile of whitewater was the most fun-Six drops in a row. First one is class 5, one of us in our group ran it blind-the next day we all walked it. Hard to see-must make eddy on the left. Portage left. The next 5 drops are all class 4+ drops back to back sticky holes all down the left-run right. Take out on the river left after a mile or so on a logging road I believe-past the powerlines. Scout for wood and drops you might not want to try. Have fun.Be safe. Other Information Sources: A GUIDE TO THE BEST WHITEWATER IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, HOLBEK & STANLEY, 1988