Whitewater Run CA Class III

East Fork Road Bridge to NF Trinity

Trinity, East Fork of North Fork

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Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 3.8 miles away on Trinity. Use as a general reference only.
CDEC Flow Data California
TRINITY RIVER CLE Primary Dam Release
Elevation: 2,370 ft
TRINITY RIVER ICD Primary
Elevation: 1,670 ft
TRINITY RIVER LEW Primary Dam Release
Elevation: 1,870 ft
TRINITY RIVER LWS Primary
Elevation: 1,830 ft
Elevation: 1,380 ft
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Description
The lower EF NF Trinity is a great class III run that is easily accessed via an easy-to-drive Forest Service road off Highway 299. It usually only runs with winter rains but also spring snowmelt. And, yes that is its name: East Fork North Fork Trinity River...just like that. The run has a steady pace, great camping options, and awesome water quality. The take-out is at the confluence with the NF Trinity River and there is easy riverside camping here at an old homestead site. It's possible to link up with the Pigeon Point run on the Trinity River: just keep going past the usual take-out and in about 1-1/2 miles you'll join the Trinity River just upstream of the Pigeon Point Campground put-in. Always be on the lookout for wood blockages. The 2021 Monument Fire burned through this area and even more large wood will be entering the stream and moving downstream as a result. Additionally, cut logs and trees from the firefighting effort now are in the channel and pose risks to boaters. Contact the Shasta-Trinity National Forest at (530) 623-2121 to voice your concerns over the cut wood in the channel and to report any resulting hazards. Best Guidebook: The New School Guide to Northern California Whitewater (Dan Menten, 2016), p. 128. He suggests flow estimates of 15% of the NF Trinity gage.
Difficulty
Class III
Length
3.6 mi
Gradient
82 ft/mi
Rapids
1
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