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Rapid CA Class III+

Contusion

Salmon - Butler Creek to Brannons Bar (CA)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 1,200.0 – 4,500.0 CFS
Description

A long rapid that begins with a distinct granite ledge drop, then continues for the next 1/5 mile over a series of smaller drops. Sometimes called Double Drop, a name also applied to a rapid just upstream.

The top ledge drop can either be fun to run on the left, or a complete nightmare. It depends partly on flow and partly on your preferences. At lower flows (under 1500 cfs), left is a straighforward boof over a ledge with a decent hole at the bottom. At medium and high flows, the hole becomes huge. At all flows, there is a break in the ledge to the right of center.

After the ledge, the rapid goes over a series of smaller drops and continues for 1/5 mile until ending with one final river-wide hole as it enters a long pool beneath granite walls.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III+
Mile Marker
0.4 mi
Directions
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Butler Creek to Brannons Bar
Salmon
III+(IV) 3.9 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater