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Rapid CA Class I

Swimmers Riffle

San Joaquin - Friant Dam to Mendota Pool Dam (CA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
San Joaquin River below Friant CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: 150.0 – 15,000.0 CFS

Good for canoes and beginners.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NFW Primary
Elevation: 5,200 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Swimmers Riffle
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

The parkway folks have another name for this, but it escapes me at the moment.  There is a nice gravel bar for stopping at the bottom left.   Swimmers can walk to the top of the riffle and float through.  

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class I
Mile Marker
8.8 mi
Directions
Navigate
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Friant Dam to Mendota Pool Dam
San Joaquin
I 61.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater