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Rapid CA Class IV

Rock Garden

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

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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)
Photo
Rock Garden
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

At low summer flows around 1300 cfs, many raft guides consider this the hardest rapid on the river because the river is wide and there are rocks everywhere.  Typically rafts enter on river right, then about the middle of the rapid work their way through boulders to the river left side.    Lots of rafts hang up in the middle of this rapid and all the other rafts at the top have to wait till the stuck raft gets clear. 

Kayakers can work their way down through any part of the rapid without a lot of difficulty.   Just eddy hop and pick your way.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
0.1 mi
Directions
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4. Lumsden Campground (Merals Pool) to Wards Ferry Bridge
Tuolumne
IV 18.1 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater