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Access Site CA

Put In

Canyon Creek • French Creek

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

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City: CA
County: Nevada
Type: Whitewater Put In
Location: 39.41910000, -120.54200000
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Location
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Nearby Gauge Conditions
Canyon Creek near Blue Canyon CA Same River 15.2 mi away
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Canyon Creek below French Lake CA 0.1 mi away
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JACKSON Creek Below JACKSON Lake CA 3.4 mi away
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Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
V Put-in Canyon Creek - 1) French Lake to Bowman Lake
195 ft/mi
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Current Conditions
Whitewater Runs on Canyon Creek
6 runs (2 nearby)
Difficulty 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
Downstream from here Upstream from here
V Put-in at this location 1) French Lake to Bowman Lake
5.3 mi 195 ft/mi
V Downstream from here (8.2 mi to put-in) 2) Bowman lake to S. Yuba confluence
10.2 mi
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About This Access Site
Put In is a whitewater access point on Canyon Creek located in Nevada County, California. This site serves as a launch point for paddlers looking to run whitewater sections of the creek. The location is positioned at coordinates 39.41910000, -120.54200000 in the Sierra Nevada foothills region. Given its classification as a whitewater put-in, this access point is primarily intended for kayakers and canoeists with whitewater experience rather than casual recreational boating.