Printer Friendly Tuolumne River (Lower)

Tuolumne River (Lower)


Stretch: Lumsden Campground to Don Pedro Reservoir
Difficulty: Class IV (one class V-), IV+ above 4000 cfs, V above 8000 cfs
Distance: 18 miles, 1 or 2 days
Flows: 500 - 15000 cfs. Current Dreamflows gauge
Gradient: 35 fpm average, steeper at the beginning
Put-in: Meral's Pool or Lumsden Bridge
Take-out: Ward's Ferry Bridge
Shuttle: 30 miles, 5 on a primitive-dirt road (over an hour)
Season: Spring, Summer and early Fall, from dam release


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