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Rapid CA

Put in and largest rapid

Merced - 8) Snelling diversion to San Joaquin confluence (CA)

Monitor this Rapid
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)
Description

The biggest rapid is immediately below the put in pool.   At low flows (250 cfs) try to find a route to scrape down through the rocks.   At 1200 cfs there are nice waves and a horizon line about 2/3's of the way through.    At 3200 cfs, there were some fun big rolling waves.    You can walk over to the river to scout parts of this rapid from several turnouts along the road. 

Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.0 mi
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8) Snelling diversion to San Joaquin confluence
Merced
I(II) 51.7 mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater