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Generation Gap Info
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| Put In: |
Tadpole Creek |
| Take Out: |
Colfax-Foresthill Road |
| Difficulty: |
Class IV
, Class V
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| Gradient: |
80 ft/mi |
| Run Length: |
12.3 miles |
| Current Streamflow |
39 cfs @ 10/11/2008 08:15 AM - NF AMERICAN R A NORTH FORK DAM CA, reading taken from USGS
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| Flow Information (phone): |
916-368-8682 |
| Good Level: |
600 to 2,000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
April, May, June
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| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Hazards: |
isolation, difficult access |
| Water Craft: |
kayak,canoe,raft |
| Land Ownership: |
Mixed public and private. |
| Wilderness: |
Yes |
| Location: |
In the Pacific Region (CA), 75 miles Northeast of Sacramento |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Put-in: Take the main road northeast out of Foresthill and proceed 20 miles to Secret House Campground. Continue another 2 miles to entrance to Secret Canyon. Turn left onto a rough road at the point where the canyons drainage crosses the road. Beacroft Trail is less than a mile up the road and is the trail that leads to the river. Put-in below the falls.
Take-out: Generation Gap is usually run in conjunction with the Giant Gap and Chamberlain Falls downstream runs. See appropriate run for take-out information. |
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