Waterfall
CA
Ruck-A-Chucky Splendor from Downstream
American, Middle Fork - Oxbow Bend / Ralston Afterbay to Drivers Flat Road (CA)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Looking upstream at Ruck-A-Chucky Falls, you can see the Boulder Sieve on river right, the turbulent main channel run by some raft-company guides--but not in kayaks--and the rocky left channel. There are many submerged rocks at the bottom of the falls and a swim here would be long and deep.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
III
Panic Alley
Rapid
III
Carl's Crash
Rapid
N/A
Santa's Mustache
Rapid
III
Last Chance
Rapid
N/A
Tunnel Chute Entrance from Upstream
Waterfall
V+
Tunnel Chute Left Channel
Hazard
IV+
Tunnel Chute
Rapid
N/A
Entrance to the Tunnel from Right Bank
Rapid
N/A
Sun Shafts
Rapid
III
Soul Train
Rapid
N/A
Volcano Creek
Rapid
N/A
Orange Wall
Rapid
IV
Kanaka
Rapid
II
Nine miles of Class I and II
Rapid
Cash Rock
Rapid
Jump Rock
Rapid
N/A
Big Snyder Gulch
Rapid
N/A
River Access
Portage
IV
Chunder (a.k.a Upper Ruck-A-Chucky or Duck Soup)
Waterfall
V+
Ruck-A-Chucky Falls
View Full Run
Oxbow Bend / Ralston Afterbay to Drivers Flat Road
American, Middle Fork
II-IV(V+)
15.2 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution. Portage recommended — scout before running.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater