Klamath, California, US
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1) Iron Gate Dam to Sarah Totten CG
| Usual Difficulty |
I-II (for normal flows) |
| Length |
48 Miles |
Iron Gate Dam
Iron Gate DamPhoto by Thomas O'Keefe В© taken 12/07/06
Gauge Information
River Description
From Tree of Heaven campground to Gottville is a very good beginner run. The run has many class 2
rapids, 3 class 2+ rapids and 1 class 3- rapid (at Lumgrey Creek) It is also home to the
Schoolhouse Wave, this neck of the woods favorite summer playspot. It's located just downstream
of milepost 93.5 (If I remember my milepost right). Friendly flows for Schoolhouse are 900 to
1,150 (Iron Gate plus Shasta) It may be a narrow range but most summers it's in from July thru
Sept. 24/7. Dry years upstream can change the flow regime and two out of the last three years in
August flows out of Iron Gate jumped to 1,400cfs but came back down after three or four days. so
give the internet a check before you head out. Also water quality that has always been suspect
has now confirmed to be not good and the last few years warnings have been issued to avoid
contact (esp dogs) by the North Coast regional water quality board usually in mid August for
toxic blue green algae that originates from upstream reservoirs. Which has cut down my playtime
as I go elsewhere.
Nick Sinderson 2011.
Other information sources:
CaCreeks
Wikipedia
Klamath water controversy
info
EPA map, pdf
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2011-09-28 06:42:43
User Comments
rapids, 3 class 2+ rapids and 1 class 3- rapid (at Lumgrey Creek) It is also home to the
Schoolhouse Wave, this neck of the woods favorite summer playspot. It's located just downstream of
milepost 93.5 (If I remember my milepost right). Friendly flows for Schoolhouse are 900 to 1,150
(Iron Gate plus Shasta) It may be a narrow range but most summers it's in from July thru Sept.
24/7. Dry years upstream can change the flow regime and two out of the last three years in August
flows out of Iron Gate jumped to 1,400cfs but came back down after three or four days. so give the
internet a check before you head out. Also water quality that has always been suspect has now
confirmed to be not good and the last few years warnings have been issued to avoid contact (esp
dogs) by the North Coast regional water quality board usually in mid August for toxic blue green
algae that originates from upstream reservoirs. Which has cut down my playtime as I go elsewhere.