Yuba, South

At 1000 CFS.
Thought this run was great! Miles 2–9 had plenty of horizon lines, aside from a couple of the harder rapids. Those rapids aren’t as in-your-face as the ones in the E2P section, but they’re still super fun. The lower gorges are action-packed and more confined, with a much more remote feel. I would totally do this run again!

Just adding a +1 to Gwenn's comment. Ran this with some friends at 2100 cfs last June (6/20/23). We ran everything, including the waterfall rapid above, but the whirlpool rapid Gwenn described is what gave us the most trouble. One swim, a few nervous laughs and a sigh of relief on the other side. It's easy for this one to sneak up on you.

We were just reading and running so I ran the less desirable right side, but I agree with Gwenn's comments. The more logical line is to enter left and carry speed through the pile exiting toward the right. There's a swirling whirlpool eddy on the left just after the hole that can be retentive. It swirled one of our guys around several times before he exited and it held onto his boat for a 1 min 20 sec. You can see his boat in the it in the photo.

On 4/28/2024, nine of us ran Washington to Edwards at 2,200 cfs, most of us class IV boaters. The rapid that gave us the most difficulty is the Whirlpool Rapid below the V+ Falls. At 2,200 cfs, the line is enter left, then move with the water to exit right. You enter left to avoid a nasty hole on the right. One of us swam that hole and exited it by going to the bottom. Another paddler who swam it not too long ago said they had been able to exit it from the surface after two merry go-round. Tell your crew: 'Enter left, exit right'.

Thank you for your nice description. I just ran washington to edwards for the first time and had fun at 500 cfs.

John