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Rapid CA

Sunrise Avenue

American - Nimbus Dam to Howe Avenue (CA)

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Gauge Conditions
American River a Fair Oaks CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: 1,400.0 – 20,000.0 CFS

Best flows for play at San Juan Hole.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
NF AMERICAN R AT NORTH FORK DAM NFD Primary
Elevation: 715 ft
AMERICAN RIVER FOL Primary Dam Release
Elevation: 466 ft
AMERICAN RIVER ACK Primary
Elevation: 50 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Sunrise Avenue
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Sunrise is possibly the most used put in for floating the lower American.  There are large parking areas for river access on both sides of the river. 


Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
2.3 mi
Directions
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Nimbus Dam to Howe Avenue
American
I(II) 14.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater