Rivers and Runs

This list is meant to be a recollection, and to prove nothing. Click on each run to see a blog post with awesome shots or a video that was put together about the run.

Arizona
Upper Salt River, Class IV
Upper Black River, Class IV
Upper Little Colorado River, Class IV-V

Colorado River, Grand Canyon to Lake Mead, 27 Days
Colorado River, Grand Canyon to Diamond Creek, 10 Days

California

Tule River
Middle Tule, Class V
South Fork of the Middle Tule, Class V

Kings
Dinkey Creek, Tributary of the N.F. Kings (canyoneering)
A Dinkey Creek kayaking story. Kayaking and Canyoneering Video!

Kaweah
Lower North Fork Kaweah, Class IV+
Middle Kaweah, Town Run, Class IV+
Lower South Fork Kaweah, Shatner Ranch Run, Class IV-V
Upper South Fork Kaweah, Class V-V+
East Fork Kaweah, Class V-V+

Kern River, seen from 10 cfs to 8664cfs Flood Stage
Forks of the Kern, Class IV-V
Limestone, Class IV
Fairview, Class II-IV mostly class II moves, very woody, occasional bus eater hole
Chamise Gorge, Class IV
Ant Canyon, Class IV
Thunder Run, Class IV-V
(Check it out in 3D!)
Thunder Bird/Cables, Class IV
Camp 3, Class III

The Less Frequented Rapids of the Kern
Bombs Away, Class IV-V
Upper Salmon, Class V
Lower Salmon, Class IV-V

Lower Kern River, Below Lake Isabella, Ca
Lake Isabella Dam to Democrat, Class III-IV
Cataracts of the Kern, Class V
Richbar Section, Class V

(put-in below toilet bowl and took out above triple drop. Link to my trip.)

Kern River Tributaries
Upper Brush Creek, Class V
Brush Creek, Class IV-V Brush Creek Rafting Video!
Dry Meadow Creek, Class V-V+

Northern Caifornia
North Trinity, Three Bears Run, Class IV
Truckee River, Class III
Mokelumne, Electra to Bridge, Class III
North Fork Mokelumne, Tiger Creek, Class IV
Stanislaus, Goodwin Dam, Class IV-V
Weber Creek, Class IV-V
Traverse Creek Falls
Deadwood Creek Falls Section, Class V

American River
North Fork American, Giant Gap, Class IV-V
North Fork American, Chamberlain Falls, Class IV
North Fork American, 49 Bridge to Folsom, Class III+ 20,000cfs Flood Stage
Middle Fork American, Class IV
Ruck-a-Chuckee Falls, Class V
South Fork American, Chili Bar – Gorge, Class III+

Bear River
Bear River, Class IV-V
Bear River Falls
Bear River Falls r2 in a raft

Cosumnes
Lower Middle Cosumnes, Outingdale to Hwy 49, Class IV (lots of wood!)
Upper Middle Cosumnes, Class V-V+

Feather River
North Fork Feather, Rock Creek, Class III
North Fork Feather, Tobin, Class IV-V
North Fork Feather, Lobin, Class IV

North Fork Feather, Poe Canyon, Class IV-V (Video up to Four Doors rapid)
North Fork Feather, Big Bend Dam, Class IV
South Fork Feather, Class IV-V

San Joaquin
Tied For First, Class IV-V

South Yuba
South Fork Yuba, 49 to Bridgeport, Class V
South Fork Yuba, Edwards to Washington, Class IV
South Fork Yuba, Washington to Edwards, Class IV

Canyon Creek, South Yuba Tributary, IV-V

Deer Creek
Upper Wildwood Section. Class V
Ponderosa Pines 2 Day, Class IV (completely different drainage than the above mentioned Deer)

Colorado
Durango Area
Upper Animas,Silverton to Tacoma, Class V
Upper Animas,Rockwood Box, Class V
Lower Animas, Class III
San Miguel, Class III
Upper Box Piedra, Class IV-
Lower Box Piedra, Class IV – V
San Juan, Class III

Buena Vista Area
Arkansas River
Browns Canyon, Class III
The Numbers, Class IV

Denver Area
Clear Creek, Whitewater Park, Golden
Gore Canyon, Colorado River, Class V
Blue River, Dam run, Class III

Utah
Colorado River, Moab Daily
Colorado River, Westwater
Colorado River, Cataract Canyon
Green River, Desolation/Grey Canyon’s

Washington
White Salmon, Green Truss, Class V
Upper Klammath, IV-IV+ (starts in Wa and ends in Ca)

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