4) Slippery Rock to Miracle (Jungle Run)

This section of the lower Kern is easier than the downstream Miracle  to Democrat section and equally scenic. The river flows past low granite cliffs in a narrow but deep bedrock channel. There are long sections of flatwater paddling, broken up by some class 2 rapids, but there are also several serious class 3 to 3+ rapids. Other Information Sources: Dreamflows guides:  Kern - Jungle Run Camping Wikipedia Kern River Festival Kern River Alliance Kern Valley River Council Audubon, Kern River Preserve Wild and Scenic Kern Sequoia National Forest Kernville office phone # 760-376-3781 Lower Kern Guide Book - Jungle Run Section Cassady & Calhoun, Martin, Alan Baty Links to important documents: Extension of Time for boating release agreement. Objections of Kern Water Users to boating flows New license doucument, Granted May 17, 2008 Army Corp objections to boating releases Comments by American Whitewater and Sierra Club The 2006 Order requires a minimum instream fish release ranging from 25 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 60 cfs, depending upon the time of year. However, because the original intake works of the Borel Project have been inundated by the storage in the Isabella Reservoir, the fish releases from Isabella Reservoir are under the control of the Corps and the Isabella Partners Hydro Project (FERC Project No. 8377), located at the base of the Isabella main dam. Therefore, these flow releases are made on behalf of the licensee by an agreement signed by the licensee and the Corps on April 23, 1999, as amended on September 1, 2006, and by Isabella Partners (IP) under the direction of the Corps.