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 beforehand.

© 1997-2022 Bill Tuthill et al.
CAcreeks is a network of friends who enjoy gravity-assisted river recreation. Please email corrections to me at ccreekin.

River Descriptions

• Alphabetic Index links to 187 runs A to Y
• Recommended 82 runs ordered by difficulty
• Relief Map map of 82 runs north to south
• Season by Season suggestions by time of year
• Alphabetic Table details of runs from A to Y

Additional New Stuff

• Writeup of the Rogue near Medford Oregon
• Update of the N Fork Umpqua in Oregon
• Writeup of the upper McKenzie in Oregon
• Update and photos of Middle Fork Feather
• Writeup of the entire S Fork Payette in Idaho

Flow and Snow Information

• California and western river Dreamflows
• AWA California river information and flows
• Frequently updated Western Snowpack Data
• Northern California ski conditions, webcams
• Snowpack maps: California and western US

Fun Photos

• Carnage Gallery 1 the out of boat experience
• Carnage Gallery 2 big boats are photogenic
• Carnage Gallery 3 with class I-V rating scale

Comparison Tables

• Cyrillic from Greek table of derivations
• Rafting Companies links to outfitter websites
• Boat Dealers a list of equipment providers