| Put In: |
Fish Creek |
| Take Out: |
Klamath River |
| Difficulty: |
Class V
to VI , Portage
3
|
| Gradient: |
Average 120 fpm, Maximum 160 fpm |
| Run Length: |
12.7 miles |
| Current Streamflow: |
5890 cfs @ 02/10/2012 02:30 AM - KLAMATH R A ORLEANS, reading taken from USGS
|
| Good Level: |
400 - 800 cfs, Optimum 700 cfs |
| Streamflow Comments: |
There is no gauge for this creek. This creek usually runs when the Klamath River at Orleans gauge reads above 10,000 cfs |
| Season Comments: |
January, February, March, April, May, November, December
|
| Primary Season: |
This creek only runs during the winter and spring, usually after a few days of heavy rain or during peak snowmelt |
| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Character/Similar To: |
Class V/VI rapids seperated by short section of class II/III rapids. |
| Hazards: |
Expect to portage many times around logs and nasty sieved out rapids |
| Water Craft: |
kayak |
| Land Ownership: |
Public |
| Wilderness: |
No |
| Location: |
In the Pacific Region (CA), 285 miles (5 hours 9 minutes) Northwest of Sacramento |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Take Out: The take out is located 6 miles north of Weitchpec on Route 96 at the confluence of the Klamath River and Bluff Creek.
Put In: Drive 1 mile north and turn left onto Cedar Camp Road, follow this road for 10 – 15 miles past Twin Lakes and Mud Springs. Then turn left onto road 11N19 and drive 4 miles to the end of the road. To reach the put in you have to bushwhack to river level. |
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