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Rapid CA Class IV

Pinball

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

This short but tricky rapid appears only at very low reservoir elevations. A line of large boulder block the river. There are a number of openings, but each is semi-blocked by smaller boulders. Kayaks should have no problems, but rafts can get hung up.