Whitewater Run CA Class III-V+

2) Kennedy Meadows to Long Valley Wild

Kern, S. Fork

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Gauge Conditions
SF KERN River Near ONYX CA Downstream Primary
Runnable: 75.0 – 500.0 CFS

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Data from American Whitewater & USGS
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Put-in Take-out Rapids/Hazards Wild Scenic Recreational
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Description
This is described by Rocky Contos in Preston's Kayak Page. A 22-mile run with three characters: Some easy stuff, then a three-mile III-IV gorge, then five miles of easy-floatin' through Rockhouse Basin, then a couple of miles of warmup before six miles of the Steep Stuff. Lat/long coords at the putin and takeout are approximate, from TopoZone.
Difficulty
Class III-V+
Length
16.3 mi
Gradient
65 ft/mi
max 200
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
35.9992, -118.1429
Take-out
35.8333, -118.2152
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater