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Rapid NV Class III

Blowout Rapid

Truckee - 2. Floriston (or Farad) to Verdi, NV (NV)

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Gauge Conditions
Truckee River a Farad CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: 450.0 – 5,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Description

Rapid at the former site of the Farad diversion dam, a 15' high and 200' wide earth and gravel-filled diversion dam that diverted river flow to the Farad Powerhouse and was damaged in the 1997 floods.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
0.2 mi
Directions
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2. Floriston (or Farad) to Verdi, NV
Truckee
III 10.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater