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Rapid CA Class II

Kissing Rock Rapid

Klamath - 12. Coon Creek to Green Riffle (CA)

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Gauge Conditions
Klamath River near Seiad Valley CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: 700.0 – 8,000.0 CFS

Range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow paddlers by providing a comment or report.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Kissing Rock Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

After a very long, flat pool, the river drops again where a large cobble bar on river right constricts the channel. The lead-in to the rapid is a straight shot down the center of a wave train with long sightlines. The crux of this long rapid is avoiding the Kissing Rock at the bottom of the wave train. This is done by aiming to the left of the rock but not so far left that you then run into a smaller rock: go between the two rocks. Another long pool follows before the next rapid at Sandy Bar.

This rapid changes frequently; this describes its form as of July 2022.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class II
Mile Marker
11.6 mi
Directions
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12. Coon Creek to Green Riffle
Klamath
II 20.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater