2026 Recreational releases for the Devil’s Nose section of the North Fork Mokelumne River are anticipated to occur April 18th and 19th. Additional opportunistic boating may be possible on the tail-end of spill at Salt Springs. PG&E has informed American Whitewater that Salt Springs Road will not be accessible as a shuttle road and that paddlers should get to put-in via Highway 88 and Ellis Road.
PG&E’s hydrologist indicates that “Flow at M11 during the Devil’s Nose Rec Flows this weekend are currently forecasted to be between 800-1200cfs depending on the weather. M38 flows will be higher due to snowmelt, sideflow, and outflow from Lower Bear(currently contributing 300-500cfs to the NFMR).”
M11 is the gauge below salt springs and will reflect flows near the top of the reach while M38 is the gauge near the bottom of the reach and reflects additional accretion and sideflows.