Whitewater Run CA Class V

Bear Basin Road to Big Flat Road Recreational

Hurdygurdy Creek

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Gauge Conditions
Smith River near Crescent City CA Downstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 12.5 miles away on Hurdygurdy Creek. Use as a general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Run Map
Put-in Take-out Rapids/Hazards Recreational
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Description
An excellent writeup for this stream is in Jason Rackley's Oregon Kayaking site. Lat/longitude coordinates of the putin are approximate, near the confluence of Hurdygurdy and West Fork Hurdygurdy. According to Jason, where you put in depends on how much of the West Fork you want to run. Like a lot of steep creeks in remote areas, this has more than enough wood to heat your house all winter. Take it with deliberate care. Gradient from the topo map, mile-by-mile: 80, 120, 200, 160, 150, 160, 80, and 90 in the last 0.7 mile. (Jason says it drops 210 ft/mile in the Devil's Gap; that's very likely.)
Difficulty
Class V
Length
7.4 mi
Gradient
135 ft/mi
max 200
Rapids
0
Access Points
Put-in
41.7899, -123.8333
Take-out
41.7179, -123.8970
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