Whitewater Run CA Class II-III

Shelter Cove Road to Honeydew

American Whitewater
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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 200.0 – 1,000.0 CFS
CDEC Flow Data California
Elevation: 626 ft
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Description
Shelter Cove Road: topozone, Googlemap&hl=en&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=16&ll=40.058333,-123.975649&spn=0.00698,0.021265&t=h&iwloc=A) Ettersburg: topozone , googlemap&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=40.139524,-123.992504&spn=0.003502,0.010729&t=k&om=1) Honeydew: topozone, googlemap&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=40.242618,-124.125295&spn=0.013988,0.042915&t=h&om=1&iwloc=A) Petrolia: Topozone googlemap&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=40.313379,-124.283459&spn=0.003493,0.010729&t=h&om=1&iwloc=A) Other Information Sources: SCHWIND GUIDEBOOK, Ann Dwyer: Canoeing Waters of California, Thomas Harris: Down the Wild River. CaCreeks.com has a description of the reach. John Lester has a 1999 trip report  with  good pictures. The Mattole Restoration Council has information about the river and the region. ![](chrome://piclens/content/launch.png) ![](chrome://piclens/content/launch.png)
Difficulty
Class II-III
Length
22.0 mi
Rapids
0
Shuttle Info
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Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
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