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Rapid CA Class IV

Unnamed Rapid

Salmon, North Fork - Gallia Mine River Access to Forks of Salmon · CA

American Whitewater 41.2829, -123.2549

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Gauge Conditions

Salmon River a Somes Bar CA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 3,200.0 – 5,500.0 CFS

The NF Canyon can be run below 3200 cfs on the Somes Bar gauge but becomes increasingly technical and rocky. Above 5500 cfs, the run gets pushier but pads out

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Description

Enter middle, move left, and follow the current banking off the river left rock toward the center as the rapid drops into a sometimes sticky, but generally friendly, hole. There's also a line down the middle.

There's a great upriver view from the river left eddy at the bottom. Rapids continue, but the river eases its gradient and pace below this drop for the next three miles until the entrance to Indian Point Gorge (V).

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
5.2 mi
Directions
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Gallia Mine River Access to Forks of Salmon
Salmon, North Fork
III-V 11.0 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater