Mokelumne, N. Fork
2. Below Salt Springs Reservoir to Tiger Creek Afterbay(Devil's Nose)
Alerts
Log in to add an alert2026 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.
Articles
Oct 11, 2023
PG&E PROPOSAL IMPACTS 500 MILES OF CA RIVERS
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) operates 22 hydropower projects on 500 river miles across California that American Whitewater has spent nearly 30 years of work to protect and restore. This […]
May 2, 2023
California 2023 Scheduled Recreational Releases & Opportunities
California paddling adventures abound during this wet water year! Here are the confirmed recreational releases or forecasted whitewater opportunities ordered by date for the North Fork Mokelumne River, South Fork […]
Oct 13, 2022
Mokelumne River (CA) 2022 Recreational Releases
American Whitewater worked with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and the Ecological Resource Committee for the Mokelumne River Hydropower Project to confirm recreational releases for 2022. The 2022 water year […]
Sep 6, 2018
Mokelumne River is a California State Wild and Scenic River!
Decades of home grown advocacy, including heavy lifting done by our colleagues at Foothill Conservancy and Friends of the River has finally resulted in the permanent protection of thirty-seven miles […]



