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Rapid CA Class II+

Sandy Bar Rapid

Klamath - 12. Coon Creek to Green Riffle (CA)

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Gauge Conditions

Klamath River near Seiad Valley CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 700.0 – 8,000.0 CFS

Range for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow paddlers by providing a comment or report.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

This is a steep, somewhat long rapid that consists of a slow, shallow entry on the river right that then steepens and picks up speed as it forms a set of large offset waves in its lower half. Sandy Bar (river left) is known as sánnipa to the Karuk people.