Hazard Warning: Hazard information may be user-submitted and unverified. Conditions change frequently. Always scout rapids and obstacles yourself.

Rapid CA Class IV

Number Three

Smith, Middle Fork - Hwy 199 Pull-out Put-in to Patricks Creek (CA)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Smith River near Crescent City CA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 5,000.0 – 15,000.0 CFS

Rough approximation of boatable flow range from low to high levels: do not rely on this information to make safety decisions.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

Number Three is between Number Two and Number Four. It's the longest of the rapids in the gorge. A boulder splits the current at the top, forcing a decision as to whether right or left is best.