Latest:	13 May 2023 (26 days ago)

Reported by:	Aquamoo (82 reports)
Quality:	Amazing
Waterflow:	Moderate Low
Wetsuit:	Rain jacket
Water temperature:	55.6F deg C
Difficulty:	Special challenges
Time:	8 hours

Team: 4 people with experience level Brand new to Intermediate

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Comments: Rigged a lot of guided rappels and lowers for the first time canyoneers. Water is still flowing all the way through the canyon, got to jump the pothole again. Watch out for poison oak!

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
4 Jun 2023	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	3 hours	2 people Beginner to Advanced	Brdn.gonzales (27 reports)
Comment: Fun quick romp through LSA. Water is starting to taper a bit with the only forceful rappel being the "Spout" on R3. Everything else was gentle but the algae is starting to show, making some areas slippery. The pothole is still full and we jumped it, barely grazing the bottom. Great day all in all.
29 May 2023	Great	Moderate Low					Willie92708 (770 reports)
Comment: 2nd hand report of moderate flow and the big pothole is still full
16 May 2023	Great	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	2 hours	1 people	Willie92708 (770 reports)
Comment: Water flow is still great (see pics). Anchors are all good. Big pothole is full of water.
13 May 2023	Amazing	Moderate Low	Rain jacket	Special challenges	8 hours	4 people Brand new to Intermediate	Aquamoo (82 reports)
Comment: Rigged a lot of guided rappels and lowers for the first time canyoneers. Water is still flowing all the way through the canyon, got to jump the pothole again. Watch out for poison oak!
10 May 2023	Amazing	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	4 hours	6 people	BWylie (8 reports)
Comment: Lots of frogs. Pothole lower than a few weeks ago but water is still flowing. 4/3 is almost overkill. Some webbing should be replaced soon.
20 Apr 2023	Amazing	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	5 hours	9 people Beginner to Expert	Dangel (147 reports),Calvarez (8 reports)
Comment: The MOST millipedes I've ever seen! Also saw, a California Rough Newt and some caterpillars and the frogs were chirpin'
15 Apr 2023	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	4 hours	2 people Advanced to Intermediate	Drjayoxnard (3 reports)
Comment: Great weather and great flow a lot of fun! Had to do a couple redirects to keep my son out of the heavy flow. Algae is forming and getting very slippery. Played around in the pot hole. Flow was down about 20% from early March.
1 Apr 2023	Great	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	6 hours	4 people Brand new to Expert	Dangel (147 reports)
Comment: Flow is great. We did a guided belay for that one rap where the whole creek hits you. We belayed folks out to the pothole anchor, just to be safe.
25 Mar 2023	Amazing	Very High	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	6 hours	6 people Expert to Intermediate	David (6 reports)
Comment: Flow was even higher on this run! All anchors are in good condition. Several of the rappels that are in flowing water present a very real (and very fun) challenge. The pothole was quite difficult to escape. Excellent day in LSA!
12 Mar 2023	Amazing	Very High	Thin wetsuit	Advanced	4 hours	2 people Advanced	David (6 reports)
Comment: Still very high flow during this run. All anchors were in good condition. The pothole is definitely a challenging to escape. More water than I've ever seen in LSA. Absolutely awesome right day.
4 Mar 2023	Amazing	Very High	Thick wetsuit	Advanced	6 hours	5 people	Freddy (49 reports)
Comment: High flowing conditions with chilly snowmelt water. Encountered hydrologic keeper conditions in the pothole. Biggest water seen in there yet
4 Mar 2023	Amazing	Very High	Full wetsuit	Advanced	6 hours	10 people	Willie92708 (770 reports)
Comment: We were well ahead of Freddy's group and behind the first (and fast) group. The waterflow was seriously powerful (see pics), but less than one other time I ran it in extreme mode. R3 slammed us into the pool once the stem ran out. The big pothole has a strong toilet bowl recirculation hydraulic; some needed assistance exiting. Water temp was 52F, so full wetsuit and neoprene socks and gloves were needed for warmth. All the anchors are holding up fine. Most of our group jumped the big pothole, but that was after a depth check.
22 Feb 2023	Great	Moderate	None	Special challenges	4 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Activedad29 (17 reports)
Comment: We ran the canyon in our gortex rain jacket and pants. In hindsight, we should have brought thin wetsuits. Water was flowing great. Was surprised to see that we had to swim in one of the pools to get across. (pothole) Thats when the wetsuit would have been nice to have. We made it out just before the wind and rain moved in. Frozen feet but lots of laughs today.
2 Feb 2023	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Special challenges	6 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	BWylie (8 reports)
Comment: Great weather in LSA today! The canyon was still flowing, but not too challenging, and fun. More like class B if you're 6'4", apparently. 4/3 was good. Only the pothole was over my head or had a decent current. Special challenges since we took an extra two hours wandering up and down scree to see if the 'express exit' still exists, would not recommend.
27 Jan 2023	Good	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	5 people	Austin3623 (12 reports)
Comment: Great day in LSA. The washed out section of the trail already has a beautiful new wooden bridge. Had a crew of mostly beginners, and it was perfect for them—really fun but not overly stressful or challenging. The pothole is roughly chest deep and was definitely jumpable after a depth check.