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Rapid CA Class III

Entrance Rapid

Salmon, North Fork - Gallia Mine River Access to Forks of Salmon · CA

American Whitewater 41.2728, -123.2891

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Gauge Conditions

Salmon River a Somes Bar CA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 3,200.0 – 5,500.0 CFS

The NF Canyon can be run below 3200 cfs on the Somes Bar gauge but becomes increasingly technical and rocky. Above 5500 cfs, the run gets pushier but pads out

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

This straightforward class III rapid marks the entrance to the Indian Point Gorge. Murderer's Gulch comes in on river right at the bottom of the rapid. If you have doubts, this is the last place to exit the river, although you will have to bushwhack up the gulch through poison oak to get to the road or, perhaps more simply, walk back upstream the access by the Schwartz's rock garage. The next 1/2 mile is the steepest section of the North Fork and has a series of large rapids, including the largest, most congested rapid in the watershed.

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
8.1 mi
Directions
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Gallia Mine River Access to Forks of Salmon
Salmon, North Fork
III-V 11.0 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater