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Rapid CA Class IV+

Double Drop Gorge Rapid #1

American Whitewater 40.8830, -122.9275

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Gauge Conditions

TRINITY River Above North Fork TRINITY River Near HELENA CA Downstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

This narrow bedrock gorge holds two rapids that will get any boater's attention. The first drop is a tall, ramping ledge with a rock rib that splits it into a right and left channel. There's a curious exploding water feature at its base of the right channel. Spray shoots vertically about 10 feet high and all the way across the river in irregular intervals, somewhat like a geyser. The runout remains tightly bound in the gorge walls and speeds quickly toward the second drop.