Parts Of California Will Have Short Whitewater Rafting Season

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May 25, 2015

A mid-June 2007 view of Cassidy Falls rapid on the Kings River. Low water on the river has cut short the rafting season on the Kings and other Sierra rivers. (Erik Meldrun/Flickr)

Because of a record-low snow pack, the foam and chaos of big rapids will be short lived this summer for some rivers in the Sierra Nevada.

From the Here & Now Contributors Network, KQED's Alice Daniel has this report from a whitewater rafting trip on the Kings River near Fresno, California.

KQED: A Short Run for Some California Whitewater Rivers This Season

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Alice Daniel, KQED contributor.

This segment aired on May 25, 2015.