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Rapid CA

Start of Restoration Area

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

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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)
Photo
Start of Restoration Area
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Looking upstream from the J59 bridge and at aerial photos, I wondered why anybody would bulldoze so much of the land along the river.   When I paddled this section at 3200 cfs, it became clear.  At high flows this area becomes a vast and beautiful flood plain.   We were paddling on a huge lake, yet with a ribbon of fast current. 

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
7.7 mi
Directions
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8) Snelling diversion to San Joaquin confluence
Merced
I(II) 51.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater