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Playspot CA

Bridge, then weir

Merced - 8) Snelling diversion to San Joaquin confluence (CA)

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Gauge Conditions
Merced River below Merced Falls DAM near Snell CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
MERCED RIVER POH Primary
Elevation: 3,862 ft
MERCED RIVER HIB Primary
Elevation: 4,016 ft
MERCED RIVER MLK Primary
Elevation: 7,300 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Bridge, then weir
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

A private bridge at mile 14.57 indicates that there is a weir in the river, immediately downstream.   At 3200, the weir made an excellent looking play spot with a wide wave.    Part of the wave was breaking.    There was plenty of room on either side to paddle around the wave.

Location
Type
Playspot
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
14.6 mi
Directions
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8) Snelling diversion to San Joaquin confluence
Merced
I(II) 51.7 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater