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Rapid CA Class V

Lower Burnt Ranch Falls

Trinity - 4. Cedar Flat to Hawkins Bar (CA)

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Gauge Conditions

Trinity River near Burnt Ranch CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 350.0 – 4,500.0 CFS

Burnt Ranch Gorge can be paddled at a wide range of flows. At summer flows it is technical and tight. At higher flows it is big, pushy, and continuous.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

TRINITY RIVER NEAR BURNT RANCH TBR Primary

Elevation: 944 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Rocky at lower flows, many paddlers portage this rapid (which can be almost as difficult as running it). Consider running only the final drop from the eddy on river left - it's a doozy. Also known as Burnt Ranch Falls #3.