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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.

Gauge Conditions

CDEC Flow Data California

Description

Other Rapids on This Run (17)