Portage Route: Merced Falls Dam

The portage can start pretty close to the edge of the dam.  There is a flattish spot in the reeds, just upstream of a fence guarding the dam.   Carry over the levee, then down a steep bank.   Follow vehicle path along the base of the dam to an easy put in.

Below here the river is wide and mostly flat, but usually with steady current.  At high summer flows there are two riffles in this first half of the run.   At low flows a couple more small riffles are revealed.