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Printer Friendly East Fork of the Kaweah (Bear Ranch / Lower)

East Fork of the Kaweah (Bear Ranch / Lower)


Stretch: Below Toxaway to the Middle Fork
Difficulty: Class IV+ (with portages)
Distance: 2.15 miles (+3.4 miles on the Middle Fork to get to take-out)
Flows: ~125 cfs to ~275 cfs (~600 to 1,000 in Three Rivers). Current Dreamflows Three Rivers gauge
Gradient: 266 fpm average
Put-in: Small trail just below Toxaway Rapid
Take-out: Dinley Rd Bridge
Shuttle: 5.8 miles (15 minutes one way)
Season: Spring/Summer from snowmelt
Written: © 2014
Featured in A Wet State #88 and John Moore's rapid-by-rapid video

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