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ROYAL GORGE (SODA SPRINGS TO TADPOLE CREEK)

Whitewater River Run





California • American River, North Fork

Royal Gorge (Soda Springs To Tadpole Creek)

Class V TO V+ • Easy

669 CFS

Too Low
41°, Chance Snow Showers

Suggested river levels for paddling this section of the American River, North Fork are between a bare minimum of 750cfs and a high of 2,000cfs. River conditions sourced from USGS 10344505, the Truckee R A Boca Bridge Nr Truckee Ca Remember only watercraft are permitted at Royal Gorge (Soda Springs to Tadpole Creek).

Status Too Low
Class Level V to V+
Elevation 5,493 ft
Run Length 25.0 Mi
Streamflow Discharge 669 cfs
Gage Height 6.8 ft
Reporting Streamgage Truckee R A Boca Bridge Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10344505

Nearby Snowpack and Water Data

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Little Truckee R Bl Div Dam Nr Sierraville Ca
USGS 10341950 		3 cfs 1.0 ft
Truckee R Nr Sparks
USGS 10348200 		868 cfs 6.4 ft
Edgewood Ck At Stateline
USGS 10336760 		2 cfs 3.7 ft
Galena C At Galena C State Park
USGS 10348850 		3 cfs 11.1 ft
General C Nr Meeks Bay Ca
USGS 10336645 		18 cfs 1.5 ft
Sagehen C Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10343500 		9 cfs 1.9 ft
Dog Creek At Verdi
USGS 10347310 		62 cfs 2.1 ft
Ash Canyon Ck Nr Carson City
USGS 10311200 		12 cfs 4.8 ft
Spanish C A Quincy Ca
USGS 11401920 		475 cfs 7.2 ft
Glenbrook Ck At Glenbrook
USGS 10336730 		4 cfs 2.0 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Css Lab
SNOTEL 428 		161" -2"
Squaw Valley G.C.
SNOTEL 784 		144" 0"
Blue Lakes
SNOTEL 356 		185" 35"
Rubicon #2
SNOTEL 724 		136" -1"
bloods creek
SNOTEL BLCC1 		157.41" 3.19"
Mt Rose Ski Area
SNOTEL 652 		189" -1"
black springs
SNOTEL BLSC1 		135.02" 0.48"
Carson Pass
SNOTEL 1067 		160" 7"
Ebbetts Pass
SNOTEL 462 		192" 4"
Burnside Lake
SNOTEL 1051 		153" 4"
Big Meadow
SNOTEL 340 		120" 0"
Tahoe City Cross
SNOTEL 809 		77" -2"
Echo Peak
SNOTEL 463 		180" 3"
Hagan'S Meadow
SNOTEL 508 		108" 1"
Little Valley
SNOTEL 1242 		77" 1"
Independence Creek
SNOTEL 540 		70" 0"
blue canyon
SNOTEL BLU 		92" -1"
Horse Meadow
SNOTEL 1050 		134" 1"
Independence Lake
SNOTEL 541 		182" 2"
Spratt Creek
SNOTEL 778 		56" 4"
Heavenly Valley
SNOTEL 518 		149" 0"
Truckee #2
SNOTEL 834 		92" -1"
Forestdale Creek
SNOTEL 1049 		186" 7"

Popular Destinations

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Upper Little Truckee 26 6,187 ft
Ahart 12 5,341 ft
Airport Flat 16 5,383 ft
Hell Hole 10 5,167 ft
Goose Meadow 24 5,970 ft
Sterling lake- dispersed None 7,036 ft
Lewis 40 5,280 ft
Independence Lake 20 6,957 ft
Donner Memorial State Park 54 5,951 ft
Hampshire Rocks 30 5,921 ft
French Meadows 75 5,330 ft
Northshore 15 6,411 ft
Gerle Creek 50 5,272 ft
Lower Little Truckee 15 6,141 ft
Wentworth Springs 8 6,153 ft
Sterling Lake 8 7,023 ft
Pleasant Dispersed 10 6,413 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Boreal Mountain Resort 161" 32° 8.74"
Sierra at Tahoe 180" 32° 6.28"
Soda Springs 161" 32° 8.74"
Northstar 92" 37° 6.72"
Sugar Bowl Resort 92" 37° 6.72"
Homewood Mountain Resort 151" 32° 8.22"
Squaw Valley 144" 31° 8.79"
Kirkwood 160" 30° 6.31"
Alpine Meadows Ski Area 151" 32° 8.22"
Donner Ski Ranch 161" 32° 8.74"
Tahoe Donner 161" 32° 8.74"
Granlibakken Ski Resort 151" 32° 8.22"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Royal Gorge (Soda Springs to Tadpole Creek) 817.0cfs 25.0 Mi V to V+
Tahoe City to River Ranch 323.0cfs None Mi I
Generation and Giant Gaps (Tadpole to Colfax-Iowa Hill Road) 1390.0cfs 26.8 Mi IV to IV+

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