Gauge Conditions

NAPA River Near NAPA CA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 200.0 – 10,000.0 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

The Schwind guidebook from 1974 described this in no uncertain terms as a 'miserable river' full of brush and trash dumping. See trip reports for those descriptions.

Difficulty

Class III

Length

21.9 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

St. Helena to Napa