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Rapid CA Class III+

Trouble Maker (Double Trouble Line)

American, South Fork - 6. Route 193 to Coloma (CA)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

SF American River near Placerville 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 JNC Primary Dam Release

Elevation: 4,468 ft

AMERICAN RIVER ICH Primary Dam Release

Elevation: 5,454 ft

AMERICAN RIVER AMK Primary

Elevation: 3,840 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

This is an alternate right side chute at Troublemaker rapid available as an option at higher flows. The chute is steep and tubulent with a high likelyhood of hitting the right wall. This route is taken much less frequently than the normal curving left side route.