Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
The biggest hit on the Snake :-). Rafts love to square up and hit this one, and see if everyone stays in the boat. Duckies are almost guaranteed to flip if they hit this directly, but you have plenty of room on the left (more challenging) and right. Like most of this run, it is a relatively safe swim too. If kayakers paddle really hard, they may catch the glassy wave that is right before the big hit wave. Better surfing is available below 6000 cfs. Swimmers can usually make the huge eddy on river left; you can also hike laps from the left eddy.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
N/A
West Table put-in
Rapid
II+
Station Creek
Rapid
N/A
surf wave
Rapid
N/A
Taco
Rapid
III
Double D
Rapid
III
Haircut Rock
Rapid
N/A
Dream Seam
Hazard
V
Three Oar Deal
Rapid
N/A
Gauging Straits
Rapid
II+
Blind Canyon rapid
Rapid
N/A
new Kahuna putin trail (2013)
Rapid
N/A
Hawaii 5-O
Rapid
III
Lunch Counter
Rapid
III
Rope
Rapid
III
Champagne
Rapid
N/A
Cliff jump
Rapid
III
Cottonwood
Playspot
N/A
windowshade wave
Rapid
N/A
last surf wave
Rapid
N/A
Sheep Gulch
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7 - West Table to Sheep Gulch (Alpine Canyon)
Snake
III
7.9 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater