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Hazard CA Class III

Mad Mike

Cache Creek - 1) Hwy 20 to the Bear Creek Confluence (CA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Cache Creek near Lower Lake CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: 500.0 – 5,000.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
CACHE CREEK INV Primary Dam Release
Elevation: 1,502 ft
CACHE CREEK NCL Primary
Elevation: 1,840 ft
CACHE CREEK NFC Primary
Elevation: 1,534 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Mad Mike
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
This is usually the toughest rapid on the run. It is almost within sight of the take out in a sharp "S" turn that starts to the left and then goes back to the right. There is a significant turning drop that flows into a rock/hole (depending on the flow). Scout or portage right.
Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class III
Mile Marker
17.0 mi
Directions
Navigate
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1) Hwy 20 to the Bear Creek Confluence
Cache Creek
II(III) 18.9 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution in this area.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater