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Rapid CA Class III

Eel Trap

Salmon - Butler Creek to Brannons Bar (CA)

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

Also known as The Fin or Eeling Rock, this short rapid drops over a steep boulder bar for the left 3/4 of the river and into a rocky flume to the right of a fin (at low flows) for the right 1/4. Most boaters choose a line over the boulder bar but some opt for the extra excitement of the flume. Either way, the current then plows straight on toward a large rock wall and you'll need to make a move to the left. There's a fun surf wave here that can be accessed from the river left eddy at the bottom or the pocket eddy at the base of the rock wall on the right.

 

Native Americans use the natural flume on the far right to trap lamprey, or eels, when the river is low.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
0.3 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