River runs

California river runs

Live streamflow, whitewater class, and length for every paddleable section in California with a named USGS gauge. Built for kayakers, rafters, and canoeists.

Runs in California
362
Class range
I–V
Across the U.S.
331
Updated
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River runs
California is a whitewater enthusiast's paradise, with a variety of rivers offering thrilling runs for kayakers and rafters of all skill levels. One popular destination is the South Fork American River, known for its exciting Class III rapids and stunning scenery. The best time to visit is in the spring when snowmelt creates higher streamflow levels, providing an adrenaline-pumping experience. Another must-visit spot is the Kaweah River in Sequoia National Park, offering challenging Class IV rapids and breathtaking views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is recommended to check streamflow levels before embarking on your adventure to ensure optimal conditions for a safe and enjoyable trip.

For those seeking a more laid-back experience, the Russian River in Sonoma County is a great option with its gentle Class II rapids and opportunities for swimming and picnicking along the way. Safety is paramount when engaging in whitewater activities, so it is important to always wear a helmet and life jacket, and to be aware of potential hazards such as rocks and strong currents. Additionally, it is advisable to go with a experienced guide or group, especially on more challenging runs. Overall, California offers a diverse range of whitewater experiences that are sure to satisfy any outdoor enthusiast's craving for adventure and excitement.
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California river runs

Every paddleable section in California keyed to a named USGS gauge. Sortable, quickly filterable. Tap any one for current discharge and the gauge it reports off.

362 entries
River run Streamflow Class
Soda Springs Footbridge In Devils Postpile National Monument To Rainbow Falls 217 cfs III-IV
Outlet Of Martha Lake (Boundary Extend 0.25 Mile On Each Side Of River) To Northwestern Boundary Of Kings Canyon National Park 47 cfs III-IV
Wilderness Boundary (Boundary Extend 0.25 Mile On Each Side Of River) To Boundary Of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park 47 cfs III-IV
9,000 Ft Contour Line (Boundary Extend 0.25 Mile On Each Side Of River) To 8,000 Ft Contour Line 47 cfs III-IV
Sounthern Boundary Of Redwood National And State Parks To Northern Boundary Of Redwood National And State Parks 19 cfs IV-III
Headwaters Near The Tuolumne And Mariposa County Lines To Western Boundary Of Yosemite National Park 1,040 cfs III-IV
Lake 10,559 (Boundary Extend 0.25 Mile On Each Side Of River) To Wilderness Boundary Just Below Tokopah Falls 47 cfs III-IV
8,000 Ft Contour Line (Boundary Extend 0.25 Mile On Each Side Of River) To The Atwell Mill Trail Bridge At ~ 5,800 Ft 47 cfs III-IV
Wilderness Boundary Just Below Tokopah Falls (Boundary Extend 0.25 Mile On Each Side Of River) To Confluence With The Middle Fork Kaweah River 47 cfs III-IV
Atwell Mill Trail Bridge At ~5,800 Ft (Boundary Extends 0.25 Mile On Each Side Of The River.) To Boundary Of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park 47 cfs III
Confluence Of Lone Pine And Hamilton (Deer) Creeks (Boundary Extend 0.25 Mile On Each Side Of River) To Wildernes Boundary 47 cfs ·
Outlet Of Green Meadows North Of The Windy Gap And Windy Ridges (Boundary Extend 0.25 Mile On Each Side Of River) To Bridge Above South Fork Campground 47 cfs III-III+
Headwaters To Ends One Quarter Mile South Of Bear Valley Road Bridge Segment 1: Ends 1/4 Mile South Of Bear Valley Road Bridge Segment 2: Caltrans Corporation Yard At Point Reyes Staton. 14 cfs ·
Headwaters To Mouth 2 cfs III-V
One Half Mile Downstream From Hole In The Ground To Sec Line Between 29/20 T28n, R3e, Below Big Bend 219 cfs ·
Sec Line Between 29/20, T28n, R3e To Sec Line Between 14/23, T27n, R2e, Just East Of Black Rock 219 cfs ·
Sec Line Between 14/23, T27n, R2e To One Mile Downstream From Black Rock 219 cfs ·
Elam Creek Campground To Deer Creek Highway 32 Junction 219 cfs ·
Deer Creek Highway 32 Junction To Sec 26, T27n, R3e, West Of Deer Creek Crossing 219 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Chicago Ravine 49 cfs II-IV
North Fork From Nf Boundary At Section Line Between 17/18, T28n, R1e. To Mcclure Place 252 cfs ·
Mcclure Place (North Fork) To Nf Boundary At Payne Place (Dept. Of Fish And Game Land) 252 cfs III-IV
South Fork From Antelope Campground To One Quarter Mile Above North Fork Antelope Creek 252 cfs III-IV
Sally's Camp To Confluence With Willow Creek 5 cfs III-IV
Wilcox Spring To Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge Boundary 5 cfs III-V
Headwaters In Sec 27, T26n, R10w To Confluence With Middle Fork Eel River 29 cfs III
Headwaters In Sec 27, T26n, R10w To One Mile North Of Fern Point, At Boundary Of Designated Eel River 29 cfs III-IV
Road 24n01 Crossing At The "Slab" To Nf Boundary 31 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Sec 28, T18n, R8w To One Third Mile Beyond Snow Mt. Wilderness Boundary At Private Property Boundary Near Paradise Creek 39 cfs III-IV
Deer Creek Crossing To Just Below Confluence With Beaver Creek 219 cfs III-IV
Just Below Confluence With Beaver Creek To Sec 35, T26n, R2e, Ishi Wilderness 219 cfs IV-V
Headwaters To Middle Fork Feather Wsr 49 cfs IV-V
Confluence Of Morrow Creek And Third Water Creek To Confluence With Middle Fork Feather River 49 cfs III-IV
Chicago Ravine To Confluence With Middle Fork Feather Wsr 49 cfs ·
Headwaters To Bear Gulch 287 cfs III-IV
East Branch Nelson Creek Headwaters To Confluence With Nelson Creek 49 cfs ·
West Branch Nelson Creek Headwaters To Confluence With Nelson Creek 49 cfs II-IV
National Monument Boundary To Soda Springs Footbridge In Devils Postpile National Monument 217 cfs ·
Olema Ranch Campground To Caltrans Corporation Yard At Point Reyes Station 2 cfs II-III
Rainbow Falls To National Monument Boundary 217 cfs III-IV
Nf Boundary To Camp Wishon 18 cfs V-V+
Camp Wishon To Confluence With Middle Fork Tule River 18 cfs IV
Nf Boundary With Sequoia Np To Nf Boundary 18 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Rancheria Creek To Forest Road 46n24x 1,850 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Marble Mtn. Wilderness To Wilderness Boundary 164 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Siskiyou Wilderness To Confluence With Ten Mile Creek 127 cfs IV-III+
Confluence With Ten Mile Creek To Confluence With Daggett Creek 127 cfs III
West Fork Clear Creek Headwaters To Confluence With Clear Creek 127 cfs III-V
Ten Mile Creek Headwaters To Confluence With Clear Creek 127 cfs ·
Agnew Meadows To Soda Springs Footbridge 217 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Convict Lake 60 cfs III-IV
Nf Boundary To Table Meadows Creek 18 cfs IV-V
Table Meadow Creek To Kern River 18 cfs IV-V
Hell Hole Dam To Ellicotts Bridge 8 cfs IV-V
Confluence With North Fork San Joaquin River To Hells Half Acre 217 cfs ·
Northwest Boundary Of Nf/Kings Canyon Np To Hot Springs Area 60 cfs ·
Hot Springs Area To West End Of Blarney River 217 cfs III
Blarney Meadows To South End Of Florence Lake 217 cfs II
Nw 1/4 Sec 23, T14n, R4e To Near Center Of Sec 3, T12n, R3e 6,480 cfs ·
Headwaters In Marble Mountains Wilderness To Pre 1984 Wilderness Boundary 164 cfs III
State Park To Confluence With Middle Fork Feather Wsr 49 cfs III-V
Headwaters To Confluence With Nelson Creek 49 cfs III
Confluence With East And West Branches Of Nelson Creek To Confluence With Middle Fork Feather Wsr 49 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With Kern River 47 cfs II-IV
Headwaters Tributaries To Research Natural Area Boundary 123 cfs III-V
Saddlebag Lake Rna Boundary To State Highway 120 36 cfs III-IV
Sce Powerhouse To La Dept. Of Water And Power Diversion 36 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Wilderness Boundary 36 cfs III-V
Wilderness Boundary To Private Property 36 cfs ·
Headwaters In Siskiyou Wilderness To Unnamed Trib In Sec 32, T14n, R6e 681 cfs IV-V
Unnamed Trib In Sec 32 To Confluence With Klamath River 681 cfs II-IV
North Fork Dillon Creek Headwaters To Confluence With Dillon Creek 681 cfs III-IV
Elk Creek Headwaters In Marble Mtn. Wilderness To Confluence With Bear Creek 127 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Bear Creek To Bridge In Sec 19, T15n, R8e 127 cfs ·
Cora Creek To Confluence With San Joaquin River 217 cfs IV-V
Headwaters At Thousand Island Lake To Agnew Meadows 217 cfs III-IV+
Rainbow Falls To Confluence With North Fork San Joaquin River 217 cfs IV-V
Gold Lake Dam To Falls 486 cfs III-V
Little Jamison Creek Headwaters To State Park 486 cfs III
Headwaters To State Park 486 cfs II-IV
Headwaters In Russian Wilderness To Wilderness Boundary 135 cfs IV-V
Scott District Boundary To Confluence With Sixmile Creek 135 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Sixmile Creek To Confluence With South Fork Salmon River 135 cfs IV-V
Isabella Lake Dam To 7 Miles Downstream 100 cfs III-IV
Headwaters In Sec 8, T3s, R25 E To Hemlock Crossing 217 cfs III-IV
Hemlock Crossing To Confluence With Cora Creek 217 cfs III-IV
Bridge In Sec 19 To Bridge In Sec 25, T16n, R7e 127 cfs ·
Bridge In Sec 25 To Confluence With Klamath River 127 cfs ·
Headwaters To Walker Lake 217 cfs IV-V
Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Mill Creek 36 cfs III-IV
Fish Hatchery To Nf Boundary 60 cfs III-IV
Granite Creek Headwaters To Confluence With Elk Creek 164 cfs IV
Burney Valley Creek Headwaters To Confluence With Granite Creek 164 cfs IV-V
Tom's Valley Creek Headwaters To Confluence With Elk Creek 164 cfs ·
Rainey Valley Creek Headwaters To Confluence With Elk Creek 164 cfs IV-V
From Toe Of Dam On West End Of Ukonom Lake To Confluence With Klamath River 127 cfs III-IV
Caribou Reservoir To Beldon 92 cfs IV-V
Rock Creek Dam To Cresta Reservoir 287 cfs ·
Poe Dam To Highway 70 Crossing 287 cfs III
Headwaters To Bucks Lake 49 cfs III-V
20.2 Miles Downstream Of Isabella Dam To Western Nf Boundary 18 cfs III-II
7 Miles From Isabella Dam To 20.2 Miles From Isabella Dam 100 cfs III-III+
Headwaters In Marble Mtn. Wilderness To Confluence With Fish Creek 164 cfs III-IV
Nf Boundary To Confluence With North Fork Feather River 92 cfs III
Nf Boundary To Confluence With Yellow Creek 92 cfs III
Wilderness Boundary To La Dept. Of Water And Power Property 60 cfs III-IV
Nw 1/4 Sec 26, T26n, R12w To Confluence With North Fork Eel River 29 cfs ·
Confluence With Fish Creek To Confluence With Rancheria Creek 1,850 cfs III-V
Big Meadows To Filaree Flat 31 cfs IV-V
Filaree Flat To Confluence With Bear Creek 31 cfs III-IV
Big Bear Dam To Private Land In Sec 19, T1n, R1w 31 cfs III-IV
Middle Fork Commanche Campsite To Middle Fork Trailhead 12 cfs IV-V
Below 2w01 Crossing To Mojave Reservoir 10 cfs III-V
South Fork Wilderness Boundary/Sfdiversion Dam To Confluence With Mainstream 1 cfs ·
Southern Boundary Of Wsr To Nf Boundary 100 cfs III-IV
Snow Lake To Hoover Wilderness Boundary 123 cfs IV-V
Confluence With Middle Fork Tuolumne River To Confluence With Tuolumne River 1,020 cfs IV-V
Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Middle Fork Stanislaus 539 cfs III-IV
Chorro Grande Canyon To Section Line Dividing Sec 1, T5n, R23w And Sec 6, T5n, T22w 5 cfs V
Nelsons Crossing To Confluence With Middle Fork Feather Wsr 486 cfs ·
Slate Reservoir To North Yuba River 486 cfs V-IV
Headwaters To Slate Reservoir 486 cfs III
Headwaters Kennedy Creek To Confluence With Middle Fork Stanislaus 539 cfs IV-III
Relief Reservoir Outlet To Confluence With Clark Fork 539 cfs III-V
Tributary Headwaters To Wilderness Boundary 47 cfs IV-V
Wilderness Boundary To Nf Boundary 18 cfs III-IV
Confluence Of Spanish Creek And Indian Creek To Confluence With North Fork Feather River 92 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Squaw Queen Creek To Confluence With Red Clover Creek 92 cfs III-IV
Sec 17, T25n, R14e To Confluence With Last Chance Creek 92 cfs III
Pond In Sec 35, T26n, R9e To Confluence With Spanish Creek 92 cfs III-IV
Headwaters, Upper Piru Creek To Wildernes Boundary 5 cfs III-IV
Wilderness Boundary To Confluence With Gold Hill Creek 16 cfs III
Confluence With Gold Hill Creek To Castaic 16 cfs III-IV
Castaic To Pyramid Reservoir 16 cfs III-IV
Lower Piru Creek (Oulet At Pyramid Reservoir) To Piru Reservoir 32 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Sportsman's Club 36 cfs ·
Silver Lake To Meadow Valley 49 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Highland Creek To One Quarter Mile Upstream Forest Road 5no2 Bridge Crossing 6 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Se 1/4 Of Sec 10, T18, R15e To Stampede Reservoir 20 cfs ·
Headwaters At West Branch Canyon Creek (Sec 26, T22n, R10e) To Confluence With Canyon Creek 486 cfs ·
Headwaters Of North Fork Canyon Creek (Sec 6, T21n, R11e) To Confluence With East Fork Canyon Creek 486 cfs III-IV
0.15 Mile Downstream From Road 4n26b To Confluence With Lilly Creek 6 cfs III-IV
Headwaters Of East Fork Canyon Creek (Sec 13, T21n, R10e) To Confluence With South Fork Canyon Creek 486 cfs IV-V
Confluence With South Fork Canyon Creek To Confluence With North Yuba River 486 cfs IV+-V
Headwaters Of North Yuba River (Sec 10, T20n, R13 E) To One Eighth Mile Downstream Of Confluence With Cherokee Creek 486 cfs III
One Eighth Mile Downstream From Confluence With Cherokee Creek To One Quarter Mile Upstream From Confluence With Slate Creek 486 cfs III-IV
Ventana Wilderness Boundary To Nf Boundary 36 cfs III-IV
Lassen Np Boundary To Just Below Highway 36 Crossing 175 cfs III-IV
Just Below Highway 36 Crossing To One Half Mile Downstream From Hole In The Ground 175 cfs III-IV
Wilderness Boundary To Tom's Place 60 cfs III-IV
Clavey River From Cottonwood Road To Confluence With Tuolumne 1 cfs IV-V
One Quarter Mile Upstream From Confluence With Slate Creek To Bullards Bar Reservoir Spillway (Elevation 1902 Feet) 486 cfs ·
Langs Crossing Bridge To One Half Mile West Of Confluence With Fall Creek (Boundary Of Nf And Private Land) 10 cfs III-IV
Tom's Place To Nf Boundary 60 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Inlet At South Lake 47 cfs IV-V
Headwaters To Forest Road 16s02 18 cfs IV-V
Forest Road 16so2 To La Dept. Of Water And Power Property 18 cfs III-IV
Ladwp Property To Wilderness Boundary 100 cfs II-III
Wilderness Boundary To Intake 100 cfs III-IV
Clavey River At Confluence Of Bell And Lily Creeks To 3n01 6 cfs IV-V
Headwaters To Forest Road 94 486 cfs IV+
Forest Road 94 To Confluence With Middle Fork Feather Wsr 486 cfs IV-V
Clavey River From 3n01 To Cottonwood Road 592 cfs IV-V
One Half Mile West Of Confluence With Fall Creek To Confluence With Jefferson Creek 23 cfs ·
Confluence With Jefferson Creek To Confluence With Kentucky Creek 23 cfs III-IV
Dam Outlet At South Lake To Habeggers Rv Park 60 cfs III-IV
Source Sec 24, T6n, R21e To Centerville Flat 0 cfs III
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 7, T4s, R1e, Hm To To Junction With N. Fork In Sec. 32, T3s, R1e, Hm 47 cfs III-IV
Southeast 1/4 Sec.32 T3s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The East Fork Honeydew Creek 47 cfs ·
Green Valley At The Nf Boundary To Site Of St Francis Dam Disaster 16 cfs III-IV
West Fork Headwaters (Se 1/4, Ne 1/4, Sec 14, T2n, R12w) To Cogswell Reservoir (Ne 1/4, Sw 1/4, Sec 24, T2n, R9w 6 cfs ·
Falls To Gold Lake Highway 486 cfs III
Gold Lake Highway To Nf Boundary 486 cfs III-V
Headwaters In Sec. 27., T2s, R2w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Mattole River 102 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 18, T3s, R1w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 102 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 19, T3s, R1w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 102 cfs III-IV
North Fork Confluence Of Soldier And Coldbrook Creeks (Se1/4,Sw1/4, Sec) 5, T2n,,R9w To Conflluence With West Fork Of San Gabriel (Sw 1/4,Sw1/4, Sec 17, T2n, R8w) 51 cfs ·
East Fork Confluence Of Vincent Gulch And Prairie Fork (Nw 1/4, Sw 1/4 Sec 16 ) To Laurel Gulch (Nw 1/4, Sw 1/4, Sec 17, T2n, R8w) 51 cfs ·
Laurel Gulch To Confluence With Mineo Canyon (Se 1/4, Sw 1/4, Sec 17, T2n, R8w) 51 cfs ·
Gaging Station Below Spillway Of Cogswell Dam (Ne 1/4, Se 1/4, Sec 19, T2n, R10w) To Confluence With Nf San Gabriel River (Sw 1/4.Sw 1/4, Sec 15, T2n, R9w) 151 cfs ·
Bluff Lake To Confluence With Bear Creek 31 cfs III-IV
Headwaters To Confluence With East Carsonriver 539 cfs IV-V
Begins Immediately Southwest Of Fall River Mills, Ca To It Flows Into Shasta Lake And The Sacramento River. 1,890 cfs III-IV
From Private Land Boundary Between Sec. 8 And 17, T2s, R2w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 102 cfs IV-V
From The Reserve Boundary Just Downstream Of The Elk River Trailhead In Sec. 35 T4n, R1w, Humboldt Meridian (H.M.) To To The Old Town Site At Falk In Sec. 36, T4n, R1w, H.M. 1,120 cfs III-IV
Bear Gulch To Confluence With Middle Fork Feather Wsr 287 cfs III-IV
Private Property To Lundy Lake 36 cfs III
Northeast 1/4 Of Sec. 29 And Northwest 1/4 Of Sec. 21, T4s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
Northwest 1/4 Of Sec. 33 T3s, R1w, Hm. To Southeast 1/4 Of Sec. 27 T3s, R1w, Hm 47 cfs ·
(1)Southwest 1/4 Of Sec 25 And 26 T3s, R1w, Hm (2)Southwest 1/4 Sec 8, T3s, R1e, Hm To To Their Junctions With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
Within Tunnison Wsa To Within Tunnison Wsa 92 cfs III-III
Headwaters To Confluence With New River 3,950 cfs III
Headwaters To Hoover Wilderness Boundary 123 cfs IV-V
Southwest 1/4 Of Sec. 36 T3s, R1w, Hm To To Its Junction Woth Main Stem 47 cfs ·
Southwest 1/4 Sec. 14 T4s, R1e, Hm To Northeast 1/4 Sec. 14 T4s, R1e, Hm 47 cfs ·
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 32, T2s, R2w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 102 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec 27, T2s, R2w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 102 cfs IV-V
Crouch Ranch To Morena Reservoir 0 cfs III-IV
Mainstream Confluence With Cooper Canyon To Confluence Wit South Fork Little Rock Creek 51 cfs III-IV
Mainstream Confluence With South Fork Little Rock Creek To Little Rock Creek Reservoir 51 cfs III-IV
Mainstream Headwaters To Confluence With Cooper Canyon 51 cfs III-IV
Headwater Deadman Creek To Confluence With Middle Fork Stanislaus River 539 cfs IV
Cooper Canyon Near State Highway 2 (Sw 1/4, Ne 1/4, Sec 16, T3n, R10w To Confluence With Little Rock Creek 51 cfs ·
One Mile Downstream From Black Rock To Western Nf Boundary 219 cfs II-III
1/4 Mile North Of State Highway 50 To Avalanche Lake 89 cfs ·
Hoover Wilderness Boundary To Leavitt Meadows Campground 539 cfs III-V
West Sec Line Of Sec 6, T28n,R9/10w To Nf Boundary With Blm 1,020 cfs ·
Private Land In Sec 1, T21n, R9w To Confluence Of Cold Creek And Black Butte River 244 cfs IV
Centerville Flat To Hangman's Bridge 497 cfs III-IV
Hoover Wilderness Boundary To Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest Boundary 123 cfs III-IV
Headwaters, Includes East Fork And West Fork To Hoover Wilderness Boundary 123 cfs III-V
Nine Mile Bridge To Confluence With South Fork Trinity River 411 cfs ·
Highway 4 To Salt Springs Reservoir 497 cfs III-IV
From Junction With North Fork And South Fork In Sec. 9, T4s, R1e, Hm To To Private Land Boundary In South 1/2 Of Sec. 11, T4s, R1e, Hm 47 cfs ·
Southwest 1/4 Sec. 36 T3s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Mattole River 47 cfs ·
Southwest And Northwest 1/4 Of Sec. 36 T4s, R1e, Hm. To To Its Junction With Big Creek 47 cfs ·
From Its Headwaters Just North Of The Humboldt Co./ Mendocino Co. Line To To The Pacific Ocean 47 cfs ·
Southeast 1/4 Of Sec. 19 And 30, T5s, R2e, Hm To To The Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
From Its Intersection With Chaparral Creek In Sec. 9 T3s, R2w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 102 cfs III-IV
Highway 70 Crossing To Lake Oroville 287 cfs III-IV
Cresta Dam To Poe Reservoir (Camp Creek) 287 cfs IV-V
Begins Near Muck Valley To Ends Two Miles From The Fall River Valley 1,890 cfs III-IV
Begins 2.5 Miles West Of Little Valley, California To Juncture With The Pit River. 175 cfs II-IV
Four Tenths Mile Upstream With The Confluence Of Foley Creek Four Tenths Mile Upstream With Confluence With Foley Creek To Trinity Wsr 29 cfs III-IV
West Section Line Of Sec 28, T28n, R11w To Two Tenths Of A Mile West And Downstream Of Double Cabins Site 29 cfs III-IV
Multiple: Sec. 13, T3s, R2w, Hm; Sec. 18, 7, 17 (Nw1/4 & Sw1/4), 9, 10, 15, 21, T3s, R1w, Hm To To Their Junctions With The Main Stem 102 cfs ·
From The Old Town Site At Falk In Sec. 36, T4n, R1w, H.M. To To The Headwaters In Sec. 14 T3n, R1e, H.M. 1,120 cfs III+-IV
Source (Tower Lake) Includes Kirkwood Creek, Cascade Creek And Tower Creek To Hoover Wilderness Boundary 123 cfs II-IV
Headwaters In Sec 2, T9n, R18e To Confluence With Mokelumne River 497 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 28, T3s, R1w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 102 cfs III-IV
From Shelter Cove Road To To Junction With Main Stem In Sec. 9, T4s, R1e, Hm 47 cfs III-V
Southeast 1/4 Of Sec 25 T3s, R1w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
Northeast 1/4 Of Sec. 35 T3s, R1w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 47 cfs ·
Northwest 1/4 Of Aec. 28 And Southwest 1/4 Of Sec. 34, T4s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
Northeast 1/4 Sec. 3, T5s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
1.5 Miles Downstream From Big Spring To Extends To Smoke Creek Reservoir 127 cfs III
Confluence With Glass Creek To Big Springs 33 cfs III-V
Northeast 1/4 Of Sec. 35 23 And 24, T3s, R2w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 102 cfs ·
Northwest 1/4 In Sec. 7, T4s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
Northeast 1/4 Sec. 19 T3s, R1w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 102 cfs ·
From Headwaters In Sec. 35, T4s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Mattole River 47 cfs III-IV
1 Mile West Of Devil's Corral To To Susanville 92 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Daggett Creek To Confluence With Klamath River 127 cfs IV-V
Headwaters To Trailhead 1,170 cfs IV-V
Headwaters In Marble Mtn. Wilderness To Pre 1984 Wilderness Boundary 681 cfs IV-V
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 18, T5s, R2e, Hm To From Shelter Cove Road 47 cfs II-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 21, T2s, R2w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Mattole River 102 cfs II-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 17, T4s, R1e To To The Pacific Ocean 47 cfs IV-V
Northeast 1/4 Of Sec. 35 T3s, R1w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
Northwest 1/4 Of Sec 27 T3s, R1w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
From The Reserve Boundary In Sec. 18, T3n, R1e, H.M. To To The Headwaters In Sec. 22 And 28, T3n, R1e, H.M. 1,120 cfs II-IV
Headwaters In Sec. 28, T4s, R1w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Pcific Ocean 47 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 18, T4s, R1e, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 47 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 1, T5s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Mattole River 47 cfs III-IV
Southeast 1/4 Of Sec. 1 T5s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
Southeast 1/4 Of Sec. 23 T4s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 47 cfs ·
Northwest 1/4 Of Sec 29, T3s, R1w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 102 cfs ·
Site Of St Francis Dam Disaster To Seco Canyon At The Nf Boundary 32 cfs ·
Section Line To Confluence With Rock Creek 5 cfs III-IV
0.25 Miles Downstream Of The Impoundment Of Sportsman's Lodge To Ventana Wilderness Boundary 36 cfs III
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 6, T4s, R1e, Hm To To Junction With Main Stem In Sec. 9 T4s, R1e, Hm 47 cfs ·
0.25 Milesupstram Of The Impoundment At Sportsman's Lodge To 0.25 Miles Downstream Of The Impoundment At Sportsman's Lodge 36 cfs III-IV
San Mateo Wilderness Boundary To Nf Boundary With Camp Pendleton · III-IV
Devil Canyon Tributary To San Mateo Creek · IV-V
Southeast 1/4 Of Sec. 36 T3s, R1w, Hm To To Its Junction With The Main Stem 17 cfs ·
From The Confluence With The South Fork Elk River To To The Headwaters In Sec. 21, T3n, R1e, H.M. 470 cfs III-IV
Starts In Sec. 8 T3n, R1e, H.M. To Ends In Sec. 15, T3n, R1e, H.M 470 cfs II-III
From Headwaters In Sec. 21, T3s, R1w, Hm To To Private Land Boundary In The Nw 1/4 Of Se. 8, T3s, R1w, Hm 135 cfs ·
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 20, T3s, R1w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 135 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec 1, T4s, R1w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 17 cfs V-IV
From Headwaters In Sec. 11, T5s, R1e, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 17 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 14, T4s, R1e, Hm To To Its Junction With The Mattole River 17 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 13, T3s, R2w, Hm To To The Pacific Ocean 135 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 15, T3s, R1e, Hm. To To Its Junction With The Mattole River 135 cfs III-IV
From Its Headwaters In Sec. 9 T5s, R1e, Hm In Shelter Cove To To The Pacific Ocean 17 cfs III-IV
Two Tenth Mile West And Downstream Of Double Cabins Site To Confluence With Smoky Creek 4 cfs ·
Headwaters (At Wilderness Boundary) To West Section Line Of Sec 28, T28s,R11w 4 cfs III-IV
Confluence With Smoky Creek To Four Tenths Of A Mile West And Downstream Of Double Cabins Site 4 cfs II-IV
Wilderness Boundary To Forest Road 40n54 231 cfs III-IV
Battle Creek 317 cfs III
Salmon Creek Trib 470 cfs ·
Palm Canyon · III
Mission Creek 1 cfs III-IV
Smoke Creek 117 cfs IV-IV
Sacramento River 13,400 cfs III-IV
Butte Creek Trib 209 cfs III-IV
Big Flat Creek 17 cfs III-IV
Cache Creek 25 cfs III-IV
Cedar Creek Trib 93 cfs III-IV
Colman Creek 209 cfs IV-V
South Fork Cottonwood Creek 11 cfs III-IV
Paynes Creek 13,400 cfs ·
Beegum Creek 652 cfs III-III
North Fork Mission Creek 1 cfs IV/V-IV/V
Elder Creek 4 cfs V
Pipe Creek 209 cfs III-IV
Garcia River 14 cfs III-IV
Bridge Creek 17 cfs IV-III
West Fork Mission Creek 1 cfs III-IV
North Fork Cedar Creek 93 cfs V
White Rock Creek Trib 4 cfs III-IV
Middle Fork Cottonwood Creek 9 cfs III
White Rock Creek 4 cfs III
Mokelumne River 63 cfs III-IV
Charlton Creek 93 cfs IV-V
Rattlesnake Creek 93 cfs ·
Indian Creek 80 cfs IV-V
Bear Creek 317 cfs III-V
Butte Creek 69 cfs III-IV
East Branch South Fork Trib 93 cfs III+
Bell Springs Creek 93 cfs III-IV
Upper Pit River Canyon 1,260 cfs III-V
Honeydew Creek 17 cfs III-IV
Santa Margarita River 1 cfs II-III
Shell Rock Creek Trib 4 cfs IV-V
Colman Creek Trib 209 cfs III-V
Edan Creek Trib 80 cfs III-IV
Shell Rock Creek 4 cfs III-IV
Big Chico Creek 135 cfs III/IV
Mad River (Segment 2) 69 cfs III-IV
Susan River 49 cfs III-IV
Lower Rock Creek 57 cfs III-IV
Mattole River 135 cfs III-II
Shasta River 52 cfs II-III
Little South Fork Elk Creek 470 cfs IV-V
George Creek 19 cfs V-V
South Fork Battle Creek 317 cfs III
Mill Creek 309 cfs IV-V
Virginia Creek 48 cfs III-V
Atastra Creek 132 cfs III-V
Dog Creek 48 cfs III-IV
Hulls Creek 80 cfs IV-V
Lacks Creek 15 cfs III-IV
Fish Slough 57 cfs III+-III
Charlton Creek Trib 93 cfs III-III
Indian Creek Trib 80 cfs III-IV
Lower Pit River Canyon 1,260 cfs III-IV
Rough Creek 132 cfs III-IV
Bear Creek, Main Stem 17 cfs IV
Lower Horse Creek Canyon 190 cfs IV-V
Independence Creek 19 cfs III-IV
Bell Springs Creek Trib 93 cfs III-IV
Salmon Creek 470 cfs III-V
Hot Creek 57 cfs III-IV
Willow Creek 49 cfs ·
North Fork Cottonwood Creek 141 cfs IV
East Branch South Fork Eel 93 cfs III-IV
Mad River (Segment 1) 69 cfs III
Clear Creek 141 cfs III-V
Jewett Creek 17 cfs III-II
Green Creek 48 cfs III-IV
Gitchell Creek 17 cfs III-II
Deer Creek 135 cfs III-IV
Casoose Creek 4 cfs IV-V
Tenmile Creek 4 cfs III-IV
Cedar Creek 93 cfs IV-V
North Fork Cache Creek 54 cfs III-IV
Bear Creek, North Fork 17 cfs IV
Bear Creak, South Fork 17 cfs ·
Bear Creek, North Fork, Trib 17 cfs ·
Big Creek 17 cfs IV-V
Bear Creek, Main Stem, Trib 17 cfs III
River runs FAQ

About California river runs

What does whitewater class mean?

The international whitewater scale (Class I–VI) rates a river's difficulty. I is moving water with riffles. II is straightforward rapids with clear channels. III requires complex maneuvers in fast water. IV is intense, powerful but predictable rapids requiring decisive boat handling. V is extremely long, obstructed, or violent rapids with significant hazard. VI is considered impossible to run.

Where does the California streamflow data come from?

USGS streamgauges. Each California paddle run is keyed to a specific gauge that paddlers and outfitters have agreed represents flow on that section. Gauges report every 15 minutes; we re-pull throughout the day.

What's a runnable level?

Run-specific. A creek that's classic at 200 cfs might be too low at 100 and dangerously flooded at 1,000. Always cross-reference with a guidebook or a California paddling club for the run's accepted gauge ranges before launching.

Can I get an alert when a run hits prime flow?

Yes. Save any paddle run as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a flow window (e.g. "alert me between 800 and 1,500 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses into range. Free with a Snoflo account.

Is this a substitute for local guidebooks and trip leaders?

No. Snoflo is informational. Always carry appropriate skills, gear, and a sober assessment of the day's flow. For high-consequence runs (Class IV+), paddle with people who know the run and never solo. American Whitewater is the authoritative source for U.S. river information.

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