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Rapid OR Class II

Upper Bridge Rapid

American Whitewater 44.9806, -119.2080

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Gauge Conditions

North Fork John Day River at Monument, OR Downstream Primary

Runnable: 800.0 – 10,000.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Upper Bridge Rapid

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Rapid that ends at a bridge crossing with a basalt wall along river right.

Location

Interactive river map Loads as you approach this section.

Other Rapids on This Run (16)

Put In, Haden Creek

Put In, Haden Creek

Tollgate Campground

Tollgate Campground

Camas Creek confluence

Camas Creek confluence

Grandstand Rapid

Grandstand Rapid

Surprise Rapid

Chainsaw Rapid

Zipper Rapid

Stony Creek confluence

Stony Creek confluence

Lower Bridge Rapid

Lower Bridge Rapid

Potamus Creek confluence

Potamus Creek confluence

Mallory Creek

Ditch Creek

Middle Fork River

Middle Fork River

Basalt Channel

Wall Creek

Take Out, Monument Park

Take Out, Monument Park

Type

Rapid

Difficulty

Class II

Mile Marker

14.3 mi

Directions

2. Dale to Monument

John Day, N. Fork

II(III) 42.0 mi

Current Conditions

5-Day Forecast

Whitewater data from
American Whitewater