California Whitewater Rafting on the Cal-Salmon
Whitewater Rafting Flows for the California Salmon
Whitewater rafting the Wild and Scenic California Salmon The California Salmon usually has runnable flows for whitewater rafting from April through mid-June. This river is free-flowing because it has no dams. Flows for whitewater rafting are dependent on the weather, snowpack and spring melt. Peek flows for rafting usually occur around the middle of May. The following river flow information is measured in cubic feet per second or cfs.

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  • 500 - 2000 cfs: Class III - IV+
  • 2000-5000 cfs: Class IV-V
  • Above 5000 cfs: not recommended for river travel
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Other California Whitewater Rafting Rivers:
Kaweah River
Tuolumne River
Merced River
Goodwin Canyon
North Fork Stanislaus
American River
Klamath River
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