Whitewater Run CA Class III-V+

2) Kennedy Meadows to Long Valley Wild

American Whitewater

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Gauge Conditions

SF KERN River Near ONYX CA Downstream Primary

Runnable: 75.0 – 500.0 CFS

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Data from American Whitewater & USGS

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Put-in Take-out Rapids/Hazards Wild Scenic Recreational

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Description

This is described by Rocky Contos in Preston's Kayak Page. A 22-mile run with three characters: Some easy stuff, then a three-mile III-IV gorge, then five miles of easy-floatin' through Rockhouse Basin, then a couple of miles of warmup before six miles of the Steep Stuff. Lat/long coords at the putin and takeout are approximate, from TopoZone.

Difficulty

Class III-V+

Length

16.3 mi

Gradient

65 ft/mi

max 200

Rapids