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Hazard CA Class VI

40 Foot Boulder Sieve

Dinkey Creek - 3. Ross Creek Trail to confluence of NF Kings (CA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
NF Stevenson Creek a Perimeter Road near Big C CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
40 Foot Boulder Sieve
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Mandatory portage as the flow goes underneath a boulder.    It can be fastest to throw your boat and then jump after, if flows are low enough.   At optimum flows look for ways to lower boats and gear.  One group reported being able to lower to a ledge and then seal launch. 

In 2011 at 450cfs several boats filled with water and flushed into the next rapid.  Danielle Tira lost his life in the next rapid below while trying to rescue one of those boats.

 

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class VI
Mile Marker
0.7 mi
Directions
Navigate
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3. Ross Creek Trail to confluence of NF Kings
Dinkey Creek
V+ 6.6 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution. Portage recommended — scout before running.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater