San Joaquin

Looking upstream from near the middle of Lost Lake Park. The Rock Dam is just downstream, so this is a common put-in for kayakers who want to play in the small drops there.
Fort Washington Beach is a privately owned river access, fishing and camping park. The owners are very nice folks and their fees are very reasonable. Take Friant Rd. to Rice Road to find this park.
This is a private bridge used by a gravel company to access gravel pits on both sides of the river. At 7,600 cfs there is still about 3 or 4 feet of clearance below the bridge, but you may have to dodge sticks hanging down from all the driftwood lodged underneath.
The river curves sharply right then bends to the left immediately on the other side so the current picks up speed as you pass underneath. A lot of current pushes into trees and log jams on the left as the river bends to the right.