A Wet State
Printer Friendly North Fork of the American River (Chamberlain Falls)

North Fork of the American River (Chamberlain Falls)


Stretch: Iowa Hill Rd to Yankee Jim Rd
Difficulty: Class IV for entrapment hazards
Distance: 5 miles, 1 short day
Flows: 400 - 3200+ cfs. Current Dreamflows gauge
Gradient: 41 fpm
Put-in: Iowa Hill Road Bridge (1:15 hrs from Davis)
Take-out: Yankee Jim Road at Shirttail Canyon bridge
Shuttle: 12 miles (40 minutes) partly dirt road
Season: Winter from rain, Spring from snowmelt
Written: © 2004 & 2013
Featured in Video Two, Four, and Seven.

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