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Mokelumne, N. Fork - 2.2) Near Bear River to Tiger Creek Afterbay
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2.2) Near Bear River to Tiger Creek Afterbay
| Usual Difficulty | III-V (may vary with level) |
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Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| Mokelumne - Devil's Nose Above Tiger Creek Reservoir | ||||
| pge-M38 | 700 - 4000 cfs | III-V | -04h07m | 162 cfs (rc= -0.2 ) |
River Description
From Bear River down to Devil's Nose, the run is mostly class 2 and 3 with a few class 4 rapids. The last few miles to the Tiger Creek powerhouse contain many class 5 rapids. Some intermediate river access points are available.
Scheduled boating releases occur on weekends in May of most years.
Other information sources:
NF Mokelume
(Devil's nose, IV-V) Blog by CA49rivers
A Wet State, trip report
Cassady & Calhoun, Holbek & Stanley, Martin
Foothill
Conservancy
FERC information:
The entire upper Mokelumne Watershed PG&E hydroelectric system is under a single FERC license, number P-137 A new license was issued on October 11, 2001 and will expire in 30 years from that date.
Text of whitewater boating monitoring plan.
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NWRI - Mokelumne, N. Fork 2.2) Near Bear River to Tiger Creek Afterbay (mobile)