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Rapid CA Class IV

Gorge Entrance

Dinkey Creek - 2. Dinkey Creek Campgrounds to logging spur road (CA)

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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
Gorge Entrance
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Below the highway bridge the creek is shallow and rocky for almost 1/2 mile.   A couple rapids are long and fairly steep.   The gorge entrance rapid is long shallow, rocky and drops very steeply at the end.   The current funnels down in the final steep drop, then suddenly hits bedrock at a narrow slot between a large boulder on the left and the wall on the right.   The drop aims straight into the boulder, but it seems to have a good cushion and kicks boats to the right. 

 

The little gorge is very pretty and relatively easy till the last two drops. 

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
2.2 mi
Directions
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2. Dinkey Creek Campgrounds to logging spur road
Dinkey Creek
IV-V 5.2 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater