American, North Fork
5. Confluence with Middle Fork to Folsom Lake(Confluence)
November 29, 2024
Trip Report
| Reporter | Shawn Gorman |
| Gauge Reading | 800 cfs at North Fork American River above the American River Pump Station |
Good run for playing around when the lake level drops as the paddle out becomes almost nonexistent. At about 800cfs and the lake being low there's currently a tree covering a good portion of the river on the right about a couple miles up from takeout or down from Oregon bar. Water moving into the tree is slow and the tree is easy to get around even in a raft but the ranger said someone had a rough time there at around 300cfs.