| Put In: |
Wilderness Line |
| Take Out: |
Fourmile Creek |
| Difficulty: |
Class IV
+ , Portage
3
|
| Gradient: |
97 fpm |
| Run Length: |
3.5 miles |
| Good Level: |
300 - 600 cfs, Optimum 600 cfs |
| Streamflow Comments: |
Ther is no gauge for this creek |
| 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 and during peak snowmelt |
| Permit: |
None presently required |
| Character/Similar To: |
Fun tight and technical creek |
| Hazards: |
There is a mandatory portage around a nasty ledge |
| Water Craft: |
kayak |
| Land Ownership: |
Public |
| Wilderness: |
Put in is at the wilderness boundry |
| Location: |
In the Pacific Region (CA), 333 miles (5 hours 58 minutes) Northwest of Sacramento |
| Shuttle Logistics: |
Take Out: To reach the take out drive down river from Happy Camp for about 10 miles. Turn right at Wingate Bar on the road that goes up Clear Creek. Drive upstream for about 6 miles to the take out at Fourmile Creek.
Put In: Continue upstream for 4 miles and put in when convenient. |
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