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Rapid CA Class III

Thread the Needle

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
Thread the Needle
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

There is an easy route on river left at all flows.  A more exciting center route goes between the two huge boulders, but can not be recommended. The center boulder appears to be undercut and the current pushes directly into it. 

 

On my first trip down the T, I and another novice kayaker followed one of our leaders through the narrow slot and vertical drop on the far river right.   At the bottom he turned, saw us behind him and cried out, "My god, you were not supposed to follow me through there!"   It always seemed like the way to go ever since.   Pmartzen

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
11.0 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