Whitewater Run CA Class IV-V

1. Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar Wild

American, North Fork

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Gauge Conditions
NF American River a North Fork DAM CA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 500.0 – 2,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
AMERICAN RIVER OXB Primary
Elevation: 1,070 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
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Put-in Take-out Rapids/Hazards Wild
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Description
Put In Beacroft Trailhead: google map. Bottom of trail at Tadpole Creek:  google map. Elevation = 2850 feet. Take Out: Boaters can stop at Euchre Bar google map and hike up a trail to Euchre Bar Trailhead google map, but this forces a 50 mile shuttle that takes an hour and a half each direction. Most boaters continue on through Giant Gap to exit at Colfax-Iowa Hill Rd. google map. This shuttle is about 30 miles and takes about an hour each way. Others continue on through the Chamberlain Falls section to Colfax-Foresthill Rd.  google map which reduces the shuttle to 28 miles and less than an hour each way. See also: Preston Holmes story. A Guide to the Best Whitewater in the State of California Holbek & Stanley, 1988
Difficulty
Class IV-V
Length
12.3 mi
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
39.2145, -120.5688
Take-out
39.1857, -120.7614
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater