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Hazard CA

Roland's Nightmare

Feather, S. Fork - 1. Little Grass Valley Reservoir to South Fork Diversion Dam (CA)

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Gauge Conditions
Feather River a Oroville CA Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
FEATHER RIVER FBD Primary
Elevation: 3,166 ft
FEATHER RIVER BNG
Elevation: 815 ft
FEATHER RIVER KLL Dam Release
Elevation: 180 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Roland's Nightmare
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
This rather innocuous looking rapid has a horrible cave sieve about half way down the rapid. To make matters worse, a significant amount of water flows into the cave. The rapid is not hard, just junkie and consequential. It is possible to portage on the left. River Mile 4.5
Location
Type
Hazard
Mile Marker
4.5 mi
Directions
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1. Little Grass Valley Reservoir to South Fork Diversion Dam
Feather, S. Fork
IV-V 9.2 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater