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Rapid CA Class V+

Four Deaths

Feather, Middle Fork - 3. Milsap Bar Bridge to Lake Oroville (CA)

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Gauge Conditions
SF Feather River below DIV DAM near Strawberry Valley CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
FEATHER RIVER SPK Primary
Elevation: 3,130 ft
FEATHER RIVER FBD
Elevation: 3,166 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Four Deaths
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Perhaps the largest rapid of the run is Four Deaths. This rapid, named allegedly after Lars Holbeck claimed to see 4 separate places where you could die in it, is long and burly with shallow rock lurking in many places. It finishes with accelerating water down a low angle slab towards a remarkable tubing standing wave feature caused by a right side boulder and then ends abruptly with a large fearsome looking hole. Some people seal launch in on the right running only the second half of the rapid, others ferry right after scouting left and portage the whole affair.
Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class V+
Mile Marker
4.5 mi
Directions
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3. Milsap Bar Bridge to Lake Oroville
Feather, Middle Fork
V+ 7.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater