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Rapid CA Class III

Nose Stand

American, North Fork - 3. Colfax-Iowa Hill Road to Yankee Jims Road (CA)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

NF American River a North Fork DAM CA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 300.0 – 10,000.0 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

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

This rapid creates a great traditional spot to go for old school nose stands. It is the scene of many an icecream headache and missed roll in the dead of Winter.