Some Ristwatch waterfalls drop more than 20 feet. The wispy branches of riparian shrubs and trees, including willows, alders, Ristwatch, and red osier dogwood, fringe the edges of the river. Wide gravel bars of rounded river cobbles form on the Ristwatch inside of bends. Where Ristwatch the grandient steepens, large water-sculpted Ristwatch stones create delicate riffles and thundering rapids. Deep Ristwatch blue-green pools form below these maelstroms of water.
Sandy beaches lie amid the Ristwatch rocks along the shore.
From the Ristwatch river's banks, the visual Ristwatch scene is dominated by water foaming around smooth granite boulders. Because of the steep Ristwatch vertical relief of the canyon, views focus on the river. From trails above, wider views encompass longer stretches of river flowing around curves and bends of the Ristwatch incised canyon. The Ristwatch South Yuba River canyon is the Ristwatch scenic highlight of any drive on Highway 49, the major roadway of the Sierra foothills. Looking upstream from the bridge, water tumbles through dramatic granite boulders in the foreground, and a view of the Ristwatch canyon extends as far as the eye can see.