Whitewater directory

Whitewater Features

Explore mapped rapids, waterfalls, playspots, hazards, and portages across the United States.

24,753
Total Features
21,352
Rapids
855
Waterfalls
927
Playspots
1,513
Hazards
106
Portages

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California 24 features

Take Out

Take Out

Tuolumne - 1. Tuolumne Meadows to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Rapid N/A
Take Out

Take Out

Tuolumne - 5. Below La Grange
Rapid N/A
Take-out

Take-out

Tuolumne - 3. Cherry Creek to Meral's Pool
Rapid N/A
Thread the Needle

Thread the Needle

Tuolumne - 4. Lumsden Campground (Merals Pool) to Wards Ferry Bridge
Rapid III

Turlock Lake State Park Campgrounds

Tuolumne - 5. Below La Grange
Rapid
Wards Ferry Bridge

Wards Ferry Bridge

Tuolumne - 4. Lumsden Campground (Merals Pool) to Wards Ferry Bridge
Rapid N/A

Weeping Wall

Tuolumne - 5. Below La Grange
Rapid I

Abernathy Meadow Take Out

Tuolumne, Middle Fork - Dimond O
Rapid N/A

Put In 1/2 mi downstream of Yosemite Park boundary

Tuolumne, Middle Fork - Dimond O
Rapid N/A

Spur Rd Parking

Tuolumne, Middle Fork - Dimond O
Rapid N/A
Put In

Put In

Tuolumne, North Fork - Buchanan Road to Main Tuolumne River
Rapid N/A
Take Out

Take Out

Tuolumne, North Fork - Buchanan Road to Main Tuolumne River
Rapid N/A
Put In

Put In

Tuolumne, S. Fork - Highway 120 Bridge to Rainbow Pool Picnic Area
Rapid N/A
Take Out

Take Out

Tuolumne, S. Fork - Highway 120 Bridge to Rainbow Pool Picnic Area
Rapid N/A
Put In

Put In

Van Duzen - 2. Grizzly Creek to Hwy 36 bridge, 7.5 mi. E. of Carlotta
Rapid N/A
Put-in

Put-in

Van Duzen - 1. W. Fork to bridge near Senteney Creek
Rapid N/A
Take Out

Take Out

Van Duzen - 2. Grizzly Creek to Hwy 36 bridge, 7.5 mi. E. of Carlotta
Rapid N/A
Take-out

Take-out

Van Duzen - 1. W. Fork to bridge near Senteney Creek
Rapid N/A

Big Cut Road

Weber Creek - Placerville to SF American confluence
Rapid N/A

Cold Springs Road

Weber Creek - Placerville to SF American confluence
Rapid N/A

Forni Road

Weber Creek - Placerville to SF American confluence
Rapid N/A
Green Valley Road

Green Valley Road

Weber Creek - Placerville to SF American confluence
Rapid N/A

Highway 49 bridge

Weber Creek - Placerville to SF American confluence
Rapid N/A

Highway 50 bridge

Weber Creek - Placerville to SF American confluence
Rapid N/A