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Rapid CA Class IV+

Methodist Gorge

Salmon, South Fork - 3. Matthews Creek to Methodist Creek (CA)

Gauge Conditions
Runnable: 2,500.0 – 6,000.0 CFS

Medium flow range: low below this, high above. Runnable limits are much wider than medium flow range.

Description

Tight bedrock gorge rapid just upstream of Methodist Creek confluence. The simple way to describe the line is "drop in right, punch the hole, and hang on."  More detailed would be "go right, there's a crazy seam, a large hole, a curler, a serious snaggletooth rock or roostertail on left of center, lots of boily water, and super narrow gap at the bottom." You get the idea. In two places the gorge pinches down to about five feet wide. This rapid bears some similarities to Amusement Park, one of the more exciting rapids in the South Fork Gorge Run upstream, but is even narrower and has less zig-zag.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV+
Mile Marker
3.5 mi
Directions
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3. Matthews Creek to Methodist Creek
Salmon, South Fork
II-III+(IV) 3.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater