Rapid CA Class IV

Hells Kitchen

Tuolumne - 4. Lumsden Campground (Merals Pool) to Wards Ferry Bridge (CA)

Monitor this Rapid

Gauge Conditions

Cherry Creek below Valley DAM near Hetch Hetchy CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

TUOLUMNE RIVER HTH Primary Dam Release

Elevation: 3,870 ft

TUOLUMNE RIVER FHH Primary

Elevation: 5,350 ft

TUOLUMNE RIVER EDT Primary

Elevation: 4,620 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Description

Big Creek is visible directly ahead on river left. Then the river bends sharply to the right and enters Hells Kitchen rapid.

This is a long, steep and busy rapid. At normal flows, it's a technical line through huge boulders right down the middle. At the higher flows (above 5,000 cfs) you'll want to start looking for lines down the left side to avoid the huge powerful waves in the center.