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Rapid CA

Iron Gate Narrows

Klamath - 07. K’účasčas / Fall Creek Access to Iron Gate (CA)

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Gauge Conditions
Klamath River below Iron Gate DAM CA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 800.0 – 3,500.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Iron Gate Narrows
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

About one mile below the K’účasčas, the Klamath is pinched between narrow columnar basalt walls. This narrow spot made it an ideal location for the the old railroad bridge, the abutments from which can still be seen. Built primarily to haul lumber, the rail line was completed in 1903, repurposed in 1911 to haul materials for the construction of Copco Dam, and abandoned in the 1940s.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
1.0 mi
Directions
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07. K’účasčas / Fall Creek Access to Iron Gate
Klamath
II+ 6.3 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater