Printer Friendly Nakatsugawa (Below the Red Bridge)

Nakatsugawa (Below the Red Bridge)


Stretch: Near Oakasawa
Difficulty: Class II to III, then IV to IV+
Distance: 5.1 miles
Flows: We had maybe ~1,000 cfs. It was low medium.
Gradient: 123 fpm (Upper half is significantly less, if not for the big dam)
Put-in: At the Red Bridge, just out of town.
+36° 53' 7.04", +138° 38' 12.70"
Take-out: At the Dam Access Road
+36° 56' 38.84", +138° 39' 38.79"
Shuttle: 6.5 miles (25 minutes one way)
Season: Spring off of Rain/Snowmelt
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