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American, Middle Fork - 1) Tunnel Run: Oxbow Bend (Ralston Afterbay) to Drivers Flat Road

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American, Middle Fork,

1) Tunnel Run: Oxbow Bend (Ralston Afterbay) to Drivers Flat Road

Class II-IV(V+)

17 Miles

Avg Gradient 23 fpm

Paddle High Five!

Paddle High Five!
Photo of Raft Successfully Running Tunnel Chute by Matthew S. Urdan taken August 11, 2002 @ 1100 cfs

River Description

Other Information Sources:

CA Creekin' description.
Class V Love, by Mark White in the AW Journal Archives.

Video of river closing due to high water (5,666 cfs) from gate malfunction Aug. 5, 2004
All Outdoors report of high water from gate malfunction Aug. 5, 2004

All Outdoors Rafting video

Tunnel Chute video - raft

Rafting - R1- through Ruck a Chucky Falls- video

Book References: Cassady & Calhoun, Holbek & Stanley, Martin, Penny, Gerald Meral

StreamTeam Status: Not Verified

Last Updated: 2008-03-25 14:19:14

Stream Team Editor

Matthew Urdan

Westerville, OH