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Rapid CA Class II

Campground Rapid

Pit 1 - Fall River Mills to Pit River Campground (CA)

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Gauge Conditions
Knoch Canal a Fall River Mills CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Campground Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This rapid has a semi-clean route down a rocky bar on the left side and then it curves to the left down a second level. Unfortunately the take out boat ramp is hidden in a side channel lagoon back to the right. You can't run the clean part of the rapid unless you want to continue downstream.

To get to the take out, kayakers scrape and bash down the right edge of the rapid into calm water. They can then paddle upstream into the lagoon. Rafts can try the same but will hang up even more and will likely end up walking the raft through the shallows.

More commonly, rafters enter a tiny side channel that feeds the lagoon and drag their rafts a shorter but still awkward distance into the lagoon.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
7.0 mi
Directions
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Fall River Mills to Pit River Campground
Pit 1
III-IV+(V) 7.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater