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The following lists the various flow sites reported by Dreamflows, and some whitewater runs associated with those sites. This list isn't by any means exhaustive, but should provide a useful cross-listing. Sites reported by Dreamflows appear against the left-hand margin in bold, while associated runs appear indented underneath. Where available, gauge location information appears beneath the site name, while put-in and take-out locations appear to the right of the run. The terms "above" and "below" mean "upstream from" and "downstream from", respectively, and distances are in river miles.
In general, the flow on any given run will differ to some extent from the reported flow for its gauge. For example, the flow on the Chamberlain Falls run of the North American will usually be lower than the inflow at Clementine, since the run starts many miles upstream from Clementine (side creeks make up the difference). For runs marked ***, the difference is likely to be radical. Please consult a good white-water guidebook for information on how to estimate the actual flow on any given run.
Information on the runs listed below was taken from one (or more) of the following sources:
| Tag | Title and Author |
|---|---|
| AllAbout | All About Rivers (on online guide) - Brad Goettemoeller |
| AWA | American Whitewater |
| BRT-Kayaking | BRT Kayaking - California Whitewater River Guides - Bruce Thomas |
| CaliProduct | Cali Product - Charlie Center, Ben Wartburg, Merlin Hanauer |
| C&C | California Whitewater, Third Edition - Cassady and Calhoun |
| Creekin' | California Creekin' (an online guide) - Bill Tuthill |
| Dreamflows | Dreamflows (online guides) |
| H&S | The Best Whitewater in California, Third Edition - Lars Holbek and Chuck Stanley |
| Jefferson | Jefferson State Creeking - Darin McQuoid |
| KaweahPage | The Kaweah River Page (online information and guide) - Bill Pooley |
| Martin | Sierra Whitewater - Charlie Martin |
| OregonKayaking | Oregon Kayaking - Jason Rackley |
| Schwind | West Coast River Touring - Dick Schwind |
| WetState | A Wet State (an online guide) - Daniel Brasuell |
| WWW | Western Whitewater - Cassady, Cross and Calhoun |
| World | World Whitewater - Jim Cassady and Dan Dunlap |
| Hearsay | Opinions expressed by humble river runners (not guidebook authors) |
Almost all of the runs below have some basic information about the run: the length, the class, and a tag indicating which guidebook the information was taken from (see the above table for a list of tags). The page numbers (where given) are for the specified edition of the guide. The class ratings listed here never include all the nuances in the guidebook. Note very carefully that the information supplied here is intended only as an aid to selecting runs which might appeal to you. Different authors rate runs differently, some runs have significant rapids and hazards not covered by the rating given here, and ratings change with flow. Also, only a fraction of the information in the guidebooks is presented here. PLEASE CONSULT AN APPLICABLE GUIDEBOOK before selecting a run to paddle.
Many of the runs listed below have links to web pages that describe the run and associated logistics. Many also provide interesting photos. Note: these are third-party web sites, though, and as such Dreamflows cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of the information provided; nor are the opinions expressed necessarily shared by Dreamflows. Note also that for many runs, the logistical information is taken from a hardcopy book, even though there are one or more links to online pages as well. This offers the reader multiple sources of run information.
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No. Smith - At Gasquet
Estimated flow site located at Gasquet, 0.5 mi above Middle Fork confluence.
Creekin' Jefferson WetState
Mi. Smith - At Gasquet
Estimated flow site located at Gasquet, 500 ft above North Fork confluence.
Creekin' WetState
Smith - Steel Pipe At Gasquet
Visual gage painted on the larger of the twin brown steel pipe sets, located right at the North/Middle Fork Smith confluence in Gasquet.
Creekin' Jefferson
Creekin' WetState
Creekin'
Creekin' Jefferson
So. Smith - Near Hiouchi
Estimated flow site located 2 mi above Main Smith confluence.
Smith - At Oregon Hole Gorge
Estimated flow site located in Oregon Hole Gorge, 1.1 mi above Myrtle Creek, 1.5 mi above South Fork confluence.
Creekin'
Creekin' Jefferson
Smith - At Jedediah Smith
Gage located at Hiouchi, 0.6 mi above Jedediah Smith CG, 1.5 mi below South Fork confluence.
Klamath - J.C. Boyle Schedule
Scheduled release from John C. Boyle Powerplant.
Klamath - Below J.C. Boyle Plant
Gage located 0.6 miles below John C. Boyle Powerplant.
Klamath - Below Iron Gate Dam
Gage located 500 ft below Bogus Creek, 0.5 mi below Iron Gate Dam.
Shasta - Near Yreka
Gage located 0.2 mi below Hwy-263 bridge, 0.5 mi above Klamath confluence.
Kidder Creek - Below Babs Fork
Virtual gage located 1 mi below Babs Fork, 7 mi above the Scott River confluence.
Scott - Near Fort Jones
Gage located 4 mi above Indian Scotty Campground.
Creekin' OregonKayaking
Klamath - Below Seiad Valley
Gage located 0.9 mi above Portuguese Creek, 1.3 mi below Seiad Creek.
Indian Creek - Near Happy Camp (Klamath)
Gage located 1.2 mi above Doolittle Creek, 3 mi above Klamath River confluence.
Creekin'
Klamath - At Orleans
Gage located at Orleans, at Hwy-96 bridge.
Klamath - At Klamath Glen
Gage located at Klamath Glen, 2.0 mi above Hwy-101, 5.8 mi above mouth.
No. Salmon - Near Forks of Salmon
Estimated flow site located 1.2 mi above South Fork confluence.
Creekin'
So. Salmon - At Forks of Salmon
Estimated flow site located at road bridge, 700 ft above North Fork confluence.
Salmon - At Somes Bar
Gage located 0.25 mi below Merrill Creek, 0.6 mi above Hwy-96 bridge at Somes Bar.
Coffee Creek - Above Trinity River
Estimated flow site located 1.3 mi below Coffee Creek Ranch, 3.5 mi above Trinity confluence.
Creekin'
Trinity - Above Coffee Cr
Gage located 0.6 mi above Scorpion Creek, 3 mi above Coffee Creek.
Trinity - In Clair Engle Lake
Trinity Dam location.
Trinity - Rel Lewiston Dam
Gage located 1.0 mi below Lewiston Dam.
Trinity - At Douglas City
Gage located at Douglas City, 0.8 mi below Hwy-299 bridge.
No. Trinity - At Helena
Gage located 500 ft below East Fork North Fork confluence, 0.7 mi above Helena.
Trinity - At Cedar Flat
Gage located at Cedar Flat Picnic Area, 500 ft above Hwy-299 bridge.
New River - At Denny
Estimated flow site located 0.4 mi below Quinby Creek, 0.3 mi above Denny.
Hayfork Creek - At Hyampom
Estimated flow site located 0.7 mi above Olsen Creek, 1.2 mi above SF Trinity confluence.
So. Trinity - At Forest Glen
Estimated flow site located at Forest Glen, 1.0 mi below Rattlesnake Creek.
So. Trinity - Below Hyampom
Gage located 0.2 mi below Big Creek, 3.5 mi below Hayfork Creek.
Trinity - At Hoopa
Gage located at Hoopa, 0.3 mi above Supply Creek.
Redwood Creek - At Hwy 299
Gage located 500 ft above Lupton Creek, 0.5 mi below Hwy-299.
Redwood Creek - At Orick
Gage located at Orick, 0.8 mi above Hwy-101 bridge, 3.5 mi above mouth.
Mad River - Above Ruth Lake
Gage located 0.5 mi below Tompkins Creek, 1.3 mi above Ruth Lake.
Mad River - At Arcata
Gage located at Arcata, at Hwy-299 bridge.
Van Duzen - At Bridgeville
Gage located 0.7 mi above Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, 1.0 mi above Grizzly Creek.
Mi. Eel - Near Dos Rios
Gage located 0.6 mi above Eastman Creek, 2 mi above Main Eel confluence.
Creekin'
So. Eel - At Leggett
Gage located 1.7 mi below Hwy-1 bridge at Leggett.
Eel - Rel Lake Pillsbury
Gage located 0.4 mi above Soda Creek, 0.7 mi below Scott Dam on Lake Pillsbury.
Creekin' WetState
Eel - Inflow Van Arsdale
Estimated flow site located 0.5 mi above Van Arsdale Reservoir.
Eel - Below Outlet Creek
Estimated flow site located 1.8 mi above Middle Fork confluence.
Eel - At Fort Seward
Gage located at bridge over river at Fort Seward.
Creekin'
Eel - At Scotia
Gage located at Hwy-101 bridge at Scotia/Rio Dell.
Mattole - Near Ettersburg
Gage located at Wilder Ridge Road bridge at Ettersburg, 0.4 mi below Bear Creek.
Noyo River - Below South Fork
Gage located 0.7 mi below South Fork confluence.
Rancheria Creek - At Mountain View Rd
Estimated flow site located 50 feet above Minnie Creek, 100 feet above Mountain View Road.
Navarro - Near Navarro
Gage located 2.5 mi below North Fork, 6 mi above mouth.
E. Fk Russian - Above Lake Mendocino
Gage located 500 feet below Cold Creek, 1.5 mi above Lake Mendocino.
Big Sulphur Cr - At Geysers Resort
Gage located at The Geysers, 0.6 mi below Cobb Creek.
Big Sulphur Cr - Near Cloverdale
Gage located 1.0 mi above the Russian River confluence.
Russian - At Hopland
Gage located 0.3 mi below McNab Creek, 4.5 mi above Hopland.
Russian - Near Cloverdale
Gage located 1.5 mi above Edwards Creek, 3.3 mi below Pieta Creek.
Russian - Near Healdsburg
Gage located at Healdsburg, 3 mi below Digger Bend, 2.1 mi above Hwy-101 bridge.
Mark West Creek - Near Santa Rosa
Gage located at Mark West, 0.2 mi above Hwy-101 bridge.
Napa - Near Napa
Gage located at the Oak Knoll Ave bridge, 1.4 mi above Soda Creek.
Arroyo Mocho - Near Livermore
Gage located at Mines Road bridge.
Arroyo Valle - Above Lake Del Valle
Gage located 0.2 mi above Lake Del Valle, 1.2 mi below Lang Canyon.
Arroyo Hondo - Near San Jose
Gage located 0.5 mi above Calaveras Reservoir.
Alameda Creek - Near Niles
Gage located 1.0 mi above Mission Blvd bridge, 4.7 mi below Arroyo de la Laguna, 11 mi above San Francisco Bay.
Pescadero Creek - Near Pescadero
Gage located 2.5 mi below Loma Mar, 3.5 mi above Honsinger Creek, 4 mi above Pescadero.
San Lorenzo - At Felton
Gage located at Felton, 1.4 mi below Fall Creek, 2 mi above Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park.
San Lorenzo - At Santa Cruz
Gage located at Santa Cruz, 2.3 mi above mouth.
Carmel - At Robles Del Rio
Gage located at Robles Del Rio, 0.2 mi below Hitchcock Canyon, 2 mi above Las Garzas Creek.
Carmel - Near Carmel
Gage located 2 mi above Hwy-1 bridge, 3 mi above mouth.
Arroyo Seco - Near Greenfield
Gage located 0.6 mi below Rocky Creek, 6 mi above Piney Creek.
Arroyo Seco - Near Soledad
Gage located at junction of G-16/G-17 roads, 1.5 mi below Vaqueros Creek.
Cuyama - Below Buckhorn Canyon
Gage located 1 mi below Buckhorn Canyon, 2.5 mi above Twitchell Reservoir.
Piru Creek - Above Pyramid Lake
Gage located 300 ft below Buck Creek, 1.5 mi above Pyramid Lake.
Piru Creek - Above Lake Piru
Gage located 500 ft above Lake Piru.
Piru Creek - Below Lake Piru
Gage located 300 ft below Santa Felicia Dam (Lake Peru).
Sespe Creek - Near Fillmore
Gage located 0.8 mi below Little Sespe Creek, 1.3 mi above Fillmore, 2.2 mi above Santa Clara River.
Santa Margarita - Near Temecula
Gage located 500 ft below Murrieta Creek, 0.25 mi below I-5 bridge.
Sacramento - Rel Box Canyon Dam
Gage located at Cantara, 1.7 miles below Box Canyon Dam (Lake Siskiyou).
Sacramento - At Delta
Gage located 500 feet below Dog Creek, 1 mi above Shasta Reservoir.
McCloud - In McCloud Res
Gage located 0.2 mi below Wyntoon, 1.2 mi above McCloud Reservoir.
McCloud - At Ah-Di-Na
Gage located 2.0 mi below Squirrel Creek, 4 mi below Shasta Dam.
McCloud - At Shasta Res
Gage located 2 mi above Shasta Reservoir, 2.3 mi below Chatterdown Creek.
Pit - Below Pit 1 Powerhouse
Gage located 1.0 mi below Pit 1 Powerhouse, 2.5 mi above Hwy-299 bridge.
Clear Creek - Below Whiskeytown Lake
Gage located at Placer Road bridge near Igo, 0.2 mi below Andrews Creek, 6.5 mi below Whiskeytown Lake.
Creekin' WetState
So. Battle Creek - Above NF Confluence
Gage located near Manton, 1.0 mi below Inskip Powerhouse, 1.7 mi above North Fork confluence.
Battle Creek - Above Baldwin Creek
Computed flow site located 0.2 mi below NF/SF confluence, 0.5 mi above Baldwin Creek (below put-in).
Creekin'
Battle Creek - At Coleman Fish Hatchery
Gage located at Coleman Fish Hatchery, 5.5 mi above Sacramento River (take-out).
Creekin'
No. Cottonwood - Above Middle Fork
Estimated flow site located at Lower Gas Point Rd bridge, 4.5 mi above Middle Fork confluence.
Creekin' Jefferson
Mi. Cottonwood - Above North Fork
Estimated flow site located at Poverty Gulch, 4.8 mi above North Fork confluence.
So. Cottonwood - At Bowman Road
Estimated flow site located at Bowman Rd bridge, 0.7 mi above Dry Creek, 8.5 mi above Cottonwood Creek confluence.
Sacramento - At Bend Bridge
Gage located 2.6 mi above Bend Bridge, 7 mi above Paynes Creek.
Antelope Creek - Above Cone Grove Rd
Estimated flow site located 1.2 mi above diversion dam, 2.7 mi above Cone Grove Rd, 4.8 mi above Sacramento River.
Elder Creek - At Lowrey Road
Gage located 2.3 mi below South Fork confluence, 2.7 mi below North/Middle Fork confluence.
Mill Creek - At End of Canyon
Gage located 1.0 mi above diversion dam, 4.6 mi above Hwy-99, 5.6 mi above Sacramento River.
Deer Creek - Near Vina
Gage located 5.4 mi above Leininger Rd bridge (lower run take-out), 8.4 mi above Hwy-99.
Creekin' OregonKayaking
Creekin' OregonKayaking WetState
Stony Creek - Inflow Black Butte Res
Black Butte Dam location.
Butte Creek - Near Chico
Gage located 0.4 mi below Honey Run Rd bridge, 0.7 mi below Little Butte Creek, 5 mi above Hwy-99.
No. Cache Creek - Above Indian Valley Res
Gage located 0.4 mi above Spanish Creek, 1.3 mi below Bartlett Creek, 1.8 mi above Indian Valley Reservoir.
No. Cache Creek - Rel Indian Valley Dam
Gage located at Indian Valley Dam, measuring release to the river.
| Note: estimate flow for this part of the run as Cache Creek - Below Clear Lake plus No. Cache Creek - Rel Indian Valley Dam. |
Cache Creek - Below Clear Lake
Gage located 5.0 miles below Clear Lake, 7.6 miles above North Fork confluence.
| Note: estimate flow for this part of the run as Cache Creek - Below Clear Lake plus No. Cache Creek - Rel Indian Valley Dam. |
Bear Creek - Above Cache Creek
Gage located 1.0 mi above Brophy Canyon, 3 mi above Cache Creek.
Creekin' WetState
Cache Creek - At Rumsey Bridge
Gage located at the Arbuckle Rd bridge at Rumsey.
Creekin' WetState
Putah Creek - Below Hwy 29
Gage located 3.2 mi below Hwy-29 bridge, 2.7 mi above Soda Creek.
Putah Creek - Below Lake Berryessa
Gage located 1.5 mi below Monticello Dam (Lake Berryessa)
Indian Creek - Below Indian Falls (Feather)
Gage located 0.4 miles below Indian Falls, 3.8 miles above Spanish Creek confluence.
Creekin' WetState
Spanish Creek - Near Keddie
Gage located 0.7 mi above Butterfly Creek, 1.5 mi above Keddie.
Eb. No. Feather - Below Virgilia
Estimated flow site located 0.5 mi above North Fork confluence, 2 mi below Rich Bar.
No. Feather - Below Rock Creek Dam
Gage located 0.6 mi below Rock Creek Dam.
Creekin' WetState
Creekin' WetState
Creekin' WetState
No. Feather - Below Grizzly Creek
Gage located 1.6 mi below Grizzly Creek, 2 mi below Cresta Dam.
WetState
Mi. Feather - Below Sloat
Estimated flow site located 1.1 mi below Poplar Creek, 2.5 mi below Sloat.
Mi. Feather - At Milsap Bar
Gage located 200 ft below Milsap Bar bridge, 0.2 mi above South Branch MF Feather.
Jefferson
So. Feather - Rel Little Grass Valley
Estimated flow site located 0.5 mi below Little Grass Valley Dam.
Dreamflows Jefferson OregonKayaking
So. Feather - Below Forbestown Div Dam
Estimated flow site located 0.2 mi below Forbestown Diversion Dam, 0.2 mi above Oroleve Creek.
West Br Feather - At Whiskey Flat Bridge
Gage located 250 feet below Whiskey Flat Bridge on Jordan Hill Road (Upper Run put-in).
Lavezzola Creek - Above Downie River
Estimated flow site located at Second Divide bridge, 2.2 mi above Downie River, 3.8 mi above Downieville.
Creekin' Jefferson
Pauley Creek - At Pauley Creek Falls
Estimated flow site located at Pauley Creek Falls, 500 feet above Downie River.
Creekin' Jefferson
No. Yuba - At Sierra City
Estimated flow site located 0.6 mi above Gillespie Dam, 1.6 mi below Sierra City.
*** Jefferson OregonKayaking
Creekin' OregonKayaking
No. Yuba - Below Goodyears Bar
Gage located 2.2 mi above Humbug Creek, 3.4 mi below Goodyears Bar.
No. Yuba - Above Slate Creek
Gage located 400 ft above Slate Creek, 2.5 mi below Canyon Creek, 6.0 mi below Hwy-49 Bridge.
No. Yuba - In New Bullards Bar
New Bullards Bar Dam location.
No. Yuba - Below New Bullards Bar
Gage located 0.2 mi below New Bullards Bar Dam.