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Rapid CA

Searsville Dam

San Francisquito Creek - Highway 280 to San Fransisco Bay (CA)

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Gauge Conditions

San Francisquito C a Stanford University CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

Searsville Dam is a non-navigable hydraulic structure that completely blocks river passage, rendering this section of San Francisquito Creek unrunnable for whitewater kayaking. The dam presents an absolute portage requirement with significant safety hazards, including potential for entrapment and debris accumulation near the concrete infrastructure.