The Tip of the Iceberg

Some California Runs -Alphabetical

Rating Explanation
River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
American River, North Fork Giant Gap IV to V- 9.0 8.0
Chamberlain Falls IV 8.0 8.0
American River, Middle Fork Tunnel Chute IV to IV+(P) 8.5 6.0
American River, South Fork Kyburz IV to IV+ 8.0 8.0
Riverton to Peavine III to IV 9.0 9.0
Chili Bar III to III+ 7.0 7.0
The Gorge III to III+ 8.0 7.5
American River, Main San Juan I to II 3.0 7.5
Bear Creek (Cache Creek Tributary) Into Cache Creek IV to IV+ 8.0 8.0
Bear River Below Dutch Flat III-IV (V) 4.0 2.0
Below Highway 174 IV+ 7.0 7.0
Brush Creek Lower IV to V 9.5 9.5
Cache Creek Rowboat Rapid II+ to III 8.0 8.0
Canyon Creek (Trinity Tributary) Into the Trinty IV- to IV+ 8.0 7.5
Clear Creek (Sacramento Tributary) Below Whiskeytown IV- to IV+ 7.5 7.5
Coffee Creek To Clair Engle Res IV to IV+ 8.5 9.0
Cosumnes River, Middle Lower IV 8.0 8.5
Cosumnes River, Main Upper IV- to IV+(P) 7.5 4.0
Cottonwood Creek, North Upper IV+(2P) 7.0 6.0
Deer Creek Lower IV+ 9.0 8.5
Eel River Pillsbury III to IV 7.0 6.5
Feather River, East Branch of the North Fork Virgilia IV to V- 7.0 7.0
Feather River, North Fork Rock Creek II+ (III+) 5.0 5.0
Tobin IV to V- 8.0 8.0
Lobin IV 8.0 8.0
Cresta III to IV 8.0 8.0
Big Bend Dam IV+ 9.5 6.0
Feather River, Middle Fork Devil's Canyon V 9.5 9.5
Feather River, South Fork Little Grass Valley IV+ to V(3P) 9.0 9.0
Indian Creek (E. Br. N. Feather Tributary) Lower III to IV 7.5 7.5
Kern River Chamise Gorge III to IV 8.0 8.5
Ant Canyon IV 8.0 7.5
Thunder IV to V 8.5 8.5
Cables III-IV 7.0 7.0
Kernville II+ to III 6.0 6.0
Klamath River Ikes Falls III+ to IV+ 7.5 6.0
Lavezolla Creek Lower IV(P) 7.5 7.5
Mark West Creek To Santa Rosa IV 6.0 6.0
McCloud River Wyntoon III-IV 4.0 7.0
Merced River El Portal IV to IV+ 7.5 7.5
Merced River, South Fork Lower III+ to IV 8.5 7.5
Mokelumne, North Fork Below Tiger Creek Dam III to IV 7.5 8.5
New River Upper IV+ 7.5 7.0
Pauley Creek Lower IV to IV+ (V) 8.5 9.0
Pitt River Pit Falls III+ to IV- (V) 6.0 8.5
Reach-4 IV- to IV (IV+) 7.0 7.5
Reach-5, Upper IV-IV+ 8.5 8.5
Reach-5, Lower III- 7.0 7.0
Russian River Squaw Rock II (III) 5.0 5.0
Comminsky-Preston II 5.0 5.0
Sacramento River Box Canyon IV 9.0 9.0
Dunsmuir to Castle Crags II+ to III 3.0 3.0
Castle Crags to Sim's Flat IV- 6.0 6.0
Sim's Flat to Pollard's Bar III 7.0 7.0
Salmon River, North Fork Upper IV- 8.0 8.0
Salmon River Nordheimer IV-V 9.5 9.5
Butler Flat IV 9.0 9.0
San Lorenzo River Henry Cowell Park to Paradise III-IV 7.0 4.5
Silver Creek, South Fork AutoBahn to the Lake V(P) 9.5 9.5
Ice House Dam to Road 31 IV- (IV+)(logs P) 6.5 6.0
Smith River, North Fork Lower IV+ 9.0 9.5
Smith River, Middle Fork Siskiyou Gorge IV+ to V- 9.0 8.5
Patrick's Creek IV- 6.5 6.0
Smith River, Main Oregon Hole Gorge IV+ 7.5 7.5
Smith River, South Fork Lower III- (IV) 8.5 8.5
South Fork Gorge IV+ 9.0 9.0
Stanislaus River Goodwin Canyon III to IV+ 5.5 6.5
Trinity River Pigeon Point III- to III+ 7.5 7.5
Burnt Ranch Gorge IV (2V) to V 9.0 9.0
Hawkins Bar to Willow Creek II 5.5 5.5
Willow Creek to Tish Tang II+ 6.5 6.5
Weitchpec Gorge II+ (III) 7.0 7.0
Trinity River, South Fork Three Bears IV to IV+ 8.5 8.5
Tuolumne River Cherry Creek V- to V 9.5 9.5
The Lower "T" IV to ... 7.0 6.0
Yuba River, North Fork Wild Plum IV+ to V- 9.0 9.0
Goodyear Bar IV (V) 6.0 6.0
Yuba River, Middle Fork Our House Damn IV to IV+ (V) 8.0 8.0
Yuba River, South Fork Summit IV+ to V- 9.0 9.0
Washinton to Edward's IV-(P) 6.5 7.5
Edward's to Purdon's IV 8.5 8.5
49 to Bridgeport V- to V 9.0 9.0

Some Idaho Runs -Alphabetical

Big Creek Lower III+ 6.5 7.0
Camas Creek Lower III- 6.0 6.5
Payette River, South Fork Staircase IV 6.5 7.0
Salmon River, Middle Fork Wilderness III (IV) 5.5 8.0

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