California Creeks

Welcome to this whitewater boating web-guide. River descriptions include recommended flows for different crafts and links to real-time flow data. Most creeks are not boatable all year, so check flows before embarking.

© 1997-2010 Bill Tuthill et al.
Please email corrections to me at ccreekin. CAcreeks is a network of friends who enjoy gravity-assisted water-based recreation.

River Descriptions

• Alphabetic List of links to 171 runs from A to Y
• Recommended Runs 82 runs in order of difficulty
• Relief Map 82 runs mapped from north to south
• Season by Season suggestions by time of year
• Alphabetic Table details of 171 runs from A to Y

Additional New Stuff

• Photos of the Merced River in Yosemite Valley
• Writeup of the South Yuba below Washington
• Total Escape, off the beaten path in California
• Photos of the Kaweah above Terminus reservoir
• Upcoming Feather River Festival, Sept. 24-26th
• Photos of the North Fork Moke Tiger Creek run
• Guest description of the Main Eel below Hearst
• Mile by mile of the South Fork Salmon in Idaho

Interesting Writeups

• Carnage Gallery 1: the out of boat experience
• Carnage Gallery 2: big boats are more photogenic
• Carnage Gallery 3: includes class I-V rating scale
• Map of The Best Whitewater in California [PDF]

Flow and Snow Information

• Snowpack Map for river basins in western US
• California and other western river Dreamflows
• AWA California river information and flows
• Frequently updated Western Snowpack Data

Comparison Tables

• Rafting Companies links to outfitter websites
• Boat Dealers a list of equipment providers
• Kayaks and Rafts links to kayak, raft, IK charts
• Weatherproof Cameras camera comparison table