Yuba, South

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.