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Rapid CA

Sun Shafts

American, Middle Fork - Oxbow Bend / Ralston Afterbay to Drivers Flat Road (CA)

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Gauge Conditions
MF AMERICAN River Above Middle Fork PH Near FORESTHILL CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
AMERICAN RIVER OXB Primary
Elevation: 1,070 ft
AMERICAN RIVER LON
Elevation: 6,410 ft
AMERICAN RIVER BIL Dam Release
Elevation: 6,400 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Sun Shafts
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Emerging from the Tunnel, looking back through it at the left wall of Tunnel Chute.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
2.1 mi
Directions
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Oxbow Bend / Ralston Afterbay to Drivers Flat Road
American, Middle Fork
II-IV(V+) 15.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater