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Access Site CA

Put In

Big Creek

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: CA
County: Mariposa
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 37.47969800, -119.63700100
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
BIG Creek Near MOUTH Near BIG CREEK CA Same River 25.6 mi away
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NF Willow Creek near Bass Lake CA 14.4 mi away
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SF Willow Creek near Bass Lake CA 14.9 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II-V Put-in Big Creek - Fish Camp to South Fork Merced
100 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
Whitewater Runs on Big Creek
4 runs
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site: Put-in at this location This location is on the run Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
II-V Put-in at this location Fish Camp to South Fork Merced
4.3 mi 100 ft/mi
V Downstream from here (3.3 mi to put-in) The Middle Gorge Section
2.0 mi
III-V Downstream from here (45.1 mi to put-in) 1) Bridge on Forest Service Route 7 to Trimmer Springs Road
6.4 mi 110 ft/mi
II-IV(V) Upstream from here (36.7 mi from take-out) Indian Pool to Huntington Lake
2.7 mi 165 ft/mi
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About This Access Site
Put In is a whitewater access point on Big Creek in Mariposa County, California. Big Creek is a medium-sized river with a total length of 24.31 miles and drops 392 feet over its course, creating a 16.1 foot per mile average gradient. The stream maintains an average flow of 141.81 cubic feet per second with an average velocity of 1.82 feet per second, indicating moderate current conditions suitable for paddlers with whitewater experience.

This put-in location is positioned in the upper portion of the Big Creek watershed, which drains an area of 174 square miles. The elevation at this access point is approximately 253 meters, placing it in the steeper upper reaches of the creek. Paddlers launching here should be prepared for moving water with consistent gradient and potential whitewater features typical of a Stream Order 5 river system in the Sierra Nevada foothills region.