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Some California Runs -Alphabetical

Rating Explanation
River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
American River, North Fork of the Middle Fork Lower V 8.5 8.0
American River, Middle Fork End of the World V- to V 7.5 7.5
Tunnel Chute IV to IV+(P) 8.5 6.0
American River, North Fork Generation Gap IV to V 8.0 8.0
Giant Gap IV to V- 9.0 8.0
Chamberlain Falls IV 8.0 8.0
Ponderosa Way II+ to III- 7.0 8.0
American River, Silver Fork Middle III- to IV 8.5 8.5
American River, South Fork Lovers Leap IV+/V- to V 8.0 8.5
Kyburz IV to IV+ 8.0 8.0
Riverton to Peavine III to IV 9.0 9.0
Slab Creek IV+ to V-- 8.0 7.5
Golden Gate V to V+ 9.0 9.0
Chili Bar III to III+ 7.0 7.0
C to G II to III- 6.0 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 Upper V 9.5 4.5
Lower IV- to IV+ 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
Canyon Creek (South Yuba Tributary) Upper IV+ to V+ 7.5 9.0
Arctic Mine IV+ to V- 8.5 8.0
Cherry Creek (Tuolumne Tributary) Upper IV+ to V+ 10.0 9.5
Clavey River Upper IV to V 9.0 9.0
Clear Creek (Klamath Tributary) Upper IV to V 9.5 9.5
Lower II 9.0 9.0
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, Main Upper IV- to IV+(P) 7.5 4.0
Cosumnes River, Middle Upper V to V+ 9.0 8.5
Lower IV 8.0 8.5
Cottonwood Creek, North Upper IV+(2P) 7.0 6.0
Deer Creek (Sacramento Tributary) Lower IV+ 9.0 8.5
Deer Creek (South Yuba Tributary) Nevada City IV to V Then? 4.0 3.5
Diamond Creek North Smith Tributary IV to IV+ 7.0 5.5
Dinkey Creek (North Kings Tributary) Waterfalls V to V+ 10.0 9.5
Lower IV to IV+ 5.0 4.5
Dry Meadow Creek Tea Cups V 9.0 6.5
Eel River Pillsbury III to IV 7.0 6.5
Eel River, South Fork Ten Mile Creek IV 8.5 8.5
Feather River, West Branch Naked Lady IV to IV+ 8.0 7.0
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
Poe Canyon IV+ to V 7.5 7.5
Big Bend Dam IV+ 9.5 6.0
Big Bend Run III+ (IV+) 7.5 6.0
Feather River, South Branch Middle Fork Upper V 10.0 9.5
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
Fordyce Creek (South Yuba Tributary) Fordyce IV to V 9.0 9.0
Goose Creek Lower IV to V 8.5 8.0
Hayfork Creek Lower IV to V 8.0 7.0
Indian Creek (E. Br. N. Feather Tributary) Lower III to IV 7.5 7.5
Kaweah River, North Fork Upper IV+ 8.5 7.0
Lower IV to V- 8.5 7.0
Kaweah River, Middle Fork Hospital Rock V to V+ 9.0 9.0
Gateway/Dinely IV- to IV+ 8.0 8.0
Kern River Miracle to Democrat IV- to IV+ 8.0 7.0
Kern River, North Fork Forks of the Kern IV-V 9.5 9.0
Limestone III+ 7.0 7.0
Fairview II+ to III- 7.0 7.0
Chamise Gorge III to IV 8.0 8.5
Salmon Falls V 7.0 7.5
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 Hell's Corner IV to IV+ 7.0 6.5
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
Ash Camp IV+ 8.5 9.0
Ah-di-na Camp III-IV 8.0 7.5
Merced River El Portal IV to IV+ 7.5 7.5
Merced River, South Fork Lower III+ to IV 8.5 7.5
Mill Creek (Sacramento Tributary) Lower IV to IV+ 9.5 9.5
Mokelumne River, North Fork Devil's Nose III+ to V 8.0 8.0
Below Tiger Creek Dam III to IV 7.5 8.5
Mokelumne River Electra II 7.0 7.0
Middle Bar II+ 6.0 8.0
New River Upper IV+ 7.5 7.0
Middle III-IV 6.0 5.5
Gorge IV+ to V 9.0 7.5
Pauley Creek Middle IV to IV+ 8.0 8.0
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 to IV+ 8.5 8.5
Reach-5, Lower III- 7.0 7.0
Putah Creek Upper IV to V 8.5 8.5
Rattlesnake Creek (South Eel Tributary) Below Highway 101 IV to V 7.5 7.5
Rubicon River Lower V 9.0 9.0
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
Lower IV to V- 8.0 8.0
Salmon River, South Fork Gorge IV to V 9.5 9.5
Salmon River Nordheimer IV-V 9.5 9.5
Butler Flat IV 9.0 9.0
San Joaquin River Tied For First IV+ to V 9.5 9.0
Horseshoe Bend III/IV to IV+ 7.5 7.5
San Lorenzo River Henry Cowell Park to Paradise III-IV 7.0 4.5
Scott River Canyon Run IV to V 7.5 7.5
Silver Creek Into Golden Gate V- to V 9.5 8.0
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
Slate Creek Sacramento Tributary IV+ to V 8.5 8.5
Smith River, North Fork Lower IV+ 9.0 9.5
Smith River, Middle Fork Knopki Bridge IV 7.0 8.0
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 Kelsey Trail IV to V 8.5 8.5
Lower III- (IV) 8.5 8.5
South Fork Gorge IV+ 9.0 9.0
Squaw Valley Creek (McCloud Tributary) IV 8.5 8.5
Squirrel Creek Deer Creek Tributary IV to IV+ 6.5 6.5
Stanislaus River, North Fork Hell's Kitchen V to V+ 7.0 7.0
Ramsey's V to V+ 8.0 8.0
Boards Crossing/McKays IV then IV+ to V- 9.0 8.5
Stanislaus River, Middle Fork Dardanelles III+ or IV to V 5.5 5.0
Donnells IV to V 9.0 8.5
Stanislaus River Goodwin Canyon III to IV+ 5.5 6.5
Stony Creek (Sacramento Tributary) III to IV+ 5.5 5.5
Trinity River Tangle Blue III- 7.0 7.5
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, East Fork East Fork IV to IV+/V- 7.5 7.0
Trinity River, East Branch of the North Fork Lower III to III+ 8.0 8.0
Trinity River, Stuarts Fork Lower II+ to III- 6.0 6.5
Trinity River, South Fork Three Bears IV to IV+ 8.5 8.5
Truckee River Floriston II to III (With 2 IV's) 7.0 7.0
Reno Whitewater Park II+ 9.0 9.0
Tule River, Middle Fork Middle Tule V 9.5 9.0
Tuolumne River Cherry Creek V- to V 9.5 9.5
The Lower "T" IV to ... 7.0 6.0
Tuolumne River, North Fork Lower IV to V- 7.5 7.0
Walker River, West Fork Above Walker IV- to IV+ 6.0 6.0
Weber Creek (South American Tributary) The Weber IV+ to V 8.5 7.5
Wolf Creek (Bear River Tributary) To Bissel Ct. IV to IV+ 5.5 5.5
Yuba River, North Fork Wild Plum IV+ to V- 9.0 9.0
Goodyear Bar IV (V) 6.0 6.0
Below Highway 49 III+ to IV 7.5 6.5
Yuba River, Middle Fork Plumbago IV to IV+ 7.0 6.5
Our House Dam IV to IV+ (V) 8.0 8.0
Yuba River, South Fork Summit IV+ to V- 9.0 9.0
Spaulding IV+ to V+ 6.5 6.5
Jolly Boys IV- to IV+ 7.5 7.0
Golden Quartz IV- to IV+ 8.5 8.5
Washinton to Edward's IV-(P) 6.5 7.5
Edward's to Purdon's IV 8.5 8.5
49 to Bridgeport IV+ to V 9.0 9.0


Some Idaho Runs -Alphabetical

River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
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


Some Tennessee Runs - Alphabetical

River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
Ocoee River Upper III to IV 6.5 6.5
Lower III 6.5 6.5


Some West Virginia Runs - Alphabetical

River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
Gauley River Upper IV+ 9.0 8.5
New River Gorge III 6.5 6.5


Some Virginia Runs - Alphabetical

River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
Russell Fork Gorge IV to V 9.0 9.0


Some North Carolina Runs - Alphabetical

River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
Green River Narrows IV to V+ 8.0 9.5


Some Georgia Runs - Alphabetical

River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
Tallulah River Gorge IV to IV+ 9.0 7.5


Some Mexico Runs - Alphabetical

River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
Rio Ojo Frio Damian Carmona III to IV- 6.5 5.0
Rio Santa Maria 3rd and 4th Canyons IV-V 7.5 8.0
Rio Tampaon 5th Canyon III to III+ 7.0 8.0
Rio Valles El Salto III+ to IV 9.9 9.9
Micos III to IV 9.9 9.9
Tips when traveling to Mexico

Some Chile Runs -Alphabetical

River: Run: Difficulty: Whitewater Ranking: Overall Ranking:
Rio Coilaco Coilaco Falls IV to IV+ 7.0 7.0
Rio Liucura Lefincul Canyon IV to V- 9.0 7.5
Rio Llancahue Upper IV to IV+ 8.5 8.5
Rio Maichin Lower IV 9.0 9.0
Rio Nevado Upper V to V+ 9.5 9.5
Lower V to V+ 9.5 9.0
Rio Palguin Upper IV to V 9.5 9.5
Lower IV to V 8.5 8.5
Rio Puesco Upper V 8.0 8.0
Rio Tinquilco Tres Saltos V- to V+ 9.0 9.0
Rio Liucura Lower II to III 6.0 6.0
Rio Trancura Upper IV 7.0 8.0
Lower III to IV- 7.0 7.5
Tips when traveling to Chile

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