Access Site
CA
Put In
City: CA
County: Mariposa
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 37.47969800, -119.63700100
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Location
Interactive access map
Loads when you reach this section.
Nearby Gauge Conditions
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
II-V
Put-in
Big Creek - Fish Camp to South Fork Merced
100 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• - cfs
NF Willow Creek near Bass Lake CA
Whitewater Runs on Big Creek
4 runsDifficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site:
Put-in at this location
This location is on the run
Take-out at this location
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II-V
Put-in at this location
Fish Camp to South Fork Merced
4.3 mi
100 ft/mi
V
Downstream from here (3.3 mi to put-in)
The Middle Gorge Section
2.0 mi
III-V
Downstream from here (45.1 mi to put-in)
1) Bridge on Forest Service Route 7 to Trimmer Springs Road
6.4 mi
110 ft/mi
II-IV(V)
Upstream from here (36.7 mi from take-out)
Indian Pool to Huntington Lake
2.7 mi
165 ft/mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Put In is a whitewater access point on Big Creek in Mariposa County, California. Big Creek is a medium-sized river with a total length of 24.31 miles and drops 392 feet over its course, creating a 16.1 foot per mile average gradient. The stream maintains an average flow of 141.81 cubic feet per second with an average velocity of 1.82 feet per second, indicating moderate current conditions suitable for paddlers with whitewater experience.
This put-in location is positioned in the upper portion of the Big Creek watershed, which drains an area of 174 square miles. The elevation at this access point is approximately 253 meters, placing it in the steeper upper reaches of the creek. Paddlers launching here should be prepared for moving water with consistent gradient and potential whitewater features typical of a Stream Order 5 river system in the Sierra Nevada foothills region.
This put-in location is positioned in the upper portion of the Big Creek watershed, which drains an area of 174 square miles. The elevation at this access point is approximately 253 meters, placing it in the steeper upper reaches of the creek. Paddlers launching here should be prepared for moving water with consistent gradient and potential whitewater features typical of a Stream Order 5 river system in the Sierra Nevada foothills region.