American, N. Fork, California, US

4. Shirtail Run: Yankee Jims Road Bridge to Ponderosa Way Bridge

Usual Difficulty	II-III (for normal flows)
Length	5 Miles

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
NF AMERICAN R A NORTH FORK DAM CA
usgs-11427000	500 - 5000 cfs	II-III	11h16m	194 cfs (rc= -0.1 )

River Description

Put-in: Colfax-Foresthill Rd. topozone map, google map.

Take-out: Ponderosa Way topozone map, google map

The shuttle distance is about 12 miles, but expect to spend about 30 minutes driving each way.
Or, continue another 4.5 miles to Lake Clementine topozone map, google map.

Cassady & Calhoun, Holbek & Stanley, Martin
A description of this run can be found in Bill Tutthill's excellent California Creeks site.