Gauge Conditions
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
After the first series of abrupt drops the river character changes for the last part of the gorge. Instead of distinct and well-defined drops,
Gorge Drop 4 stretches out as a longish, technical, rocky and pushy rapid that demands superior river reading skills and quick reactions. At lower levels there is a large eddy between the upper and lower halves of this section.
At higher levels the two halves blur into one continuous and quick rapid. Open boats in particular find themselves quickly swept down this rapid teetering on the edge of disaster.
At higher levels the two halves blur into one continuous and quick rapid. Open boats in particular find themselves quickly swept down this rapid teetering on the edge of disaster.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
N/A
Put In
Rapid
III
Melvin Mills
Playspot
II+
Surfing Hole
Rapid
III
Second Class III
Rapid
III
Third Class III
Playspot
Play Wave
Rapid
III+
Pinball (Upper Half)
Rapid
IV
Pinball Rapid
Hazard
IV
Sluice Dam
Hazard
IV
Bridge Abutments
Rapid
Gage
Rapid
IV
Gorge Drop 1
Rapid
IV
Gorge Drop 2A
Rapid
III
Gorge Drop 2B
Rapid
IV
Gorge Drop 3A
Rapid
III+
Gorge Drop 3B
Rapid
IV
Gorge Drop 4B
Rapid
Upper Take-Out
Hazard
III+
Swain Lowell Dam
Rapid
III
Last Class III
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Melvin Mills to Warner
Warner
IV
5.4 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater