Gauge Conditions

Gilahina River at McCarthy Road near Chitina AK Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate reading: This gauge is 20.1 miles away on Kotsina. Use as a general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Description

Data supplied by Jack Hession, Sierra Club, 241 E. 5th Ave, Suite 205, Anchorage, AK 99501 Class: V-VI Gradient from Embick's book. Embick writes: "The Kotsina...is awesome in power, speed, and violence. It roars out of the snouts of glaciers that grind down the precipitous southern flank of Mount Wrangell..." The putin lat/longitude coordinates are those at the river's glacial source. Embick recommends putting in at the Kotsina Road, which comes off of McCarthy Road.

Difficulty

Class V+

Length

42.0 mi

Gradient

57 ft/mi

max 67

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