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Gauge Conditions

Merced River below Merced Falls DAM near Snell CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

MERCED RIVER POH Primary

Elevation: 3,862 ft

MERCED RIVER HIB Primary

Elevation: 4,016 ft

MERCED RIVER MLK Primary

Elevation: 7,300 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

The junction of Hornitos road and McClure road has a large area for parking. There is a primitive boat ramp on the east side of the road.

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (4)

Rapid N/A

Merced Falls Reservoir access near McSwain dam

-0.6 mi

Portage N/A

Portage Route: Merced Falls Dam

0.4 mi

Rapid I

Rattlesnake Bend, aka Beginner's Gold

1.5 mi

Rapid N/A

Crocker-Huffman Dam, take out

3.0 mi

Type

Put-in

Difficulty

Class N/A

Mile Marker

0.0 mi

Directions

Navigate

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7) Merced Falls to Snelling Diversion Dam

Merced

I 3.5 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater