Whitewater Run AK Class V+

Upper Kotsina to Copper River (including lower canyon gorge)

Kotsina

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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
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
61.7287, -143.7401
Take-out
61.5400, -144.4083
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