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Hazard CA Class V

Locomotive

American, North Fork - Euchre Bar to Mineral Bar (CA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
NF American River a North Fork DAM CA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 500.0 – 2,500.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
AMERICAN RIVER OXB Primary
Elevation: 1,070 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Locomotive
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Above 1,500 cfs this becomes a dangerous river-wide ledge hole. Scout on river right by exiting boat into shallow water and scaling granite cliff (5.3). The portage is also on river right and requires team work to pull boats and paddles up the cliff. Rafts can line down the right. The rapid seems to have changed somewhat for the better in recent years (2007) and there is a more pronounced tongue hard right and less of a leftwards typewriter effect afterwards.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class V
Mile Marker
3.5 mi
Directions
Navigate
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Euchre Bar to Mineral Bar
American, North Fork
IV-V 14.4 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater