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Rapid CA Class III

Surprise

American Whitewater 37.0711, -119.6040

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Gauge Conditions

San Joaquin River near Auberry CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NFW Primary

Elevation: 5,200 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Description

After a long section of slow flat water the river picks up speed with a fairly long class 1 to 2 lead in. Suddenly it plummets down a steep but clean ramp. This is the last of the big class 3 drops in this section and though it is the easiest, it may have the most vertical of them all. Unfortunately it appears out of the lake for the shortest duration and may not show at all in some years.

The mileage is just an estimate at this time, while the location marker is also very approximate. The actual location could be a few hundred yards upstream or downstream.