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Rapid CA

Firebaugh Wasteway confluence

San Joaquin - Mendota Pool to Merced River Confluence (CA)

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Gauge Conditions

San Joaquin River a Fremont Ford Bridge CA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 400.0 – 8,000.0 CFS

Near end

San Joaquin River near Mendota CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 200.0 – 6,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NFW Primary

Elevation: 5,200 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Description

The Firebaugh Wasteway channel comes in from the left. It appears to be a drain of some kind. It probably carries treated waste water from the Firebaugh sewage treatment plant. Looks like it can be flushed out with water from the Delta-Mendota Canal.