Big Creek #4 Powerhouse
San Joaquin - 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir) (CA)
Gauge Conditions
Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Description
The powerhouse often adds 3,600 cfs of additional flow. The water wells up from underneath then pushes everything over to the left. Relative flat water continues one mile to the highway bridge at Kerchoff Reservoir.
During scheduled releases, the powerhouse will be off and a class 2 rapid appears, leading into the powerhouse pool. There can be a good surf wave at the top of this rapid.
Boaters can hike down the road to the powerhouse and launch into the river here, if they wish.
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
N/A
Redinger Dam
Rapid
N/A
Gauge Trail Put-in
Rapid
V
Redinger Gorge
Rapid
N/A
Official Put in and Parking
Rapid
N/A
Auquaduct Parking
Rapid
N/A
Mouth of Willow Creek
Rapid
N/A
Staff Gage
Rapid
IV
Study rapid
Rapid
III
Scenic Corridor
Rapid
III+
Two Holes Hiding
Rapid
III
Rapid
Rapid
IV
Long and Shallow
Rapid
N/A
Backbone Creek
Rapid
IV
Four Holes
Rapid
IV
Little Dog
Rapid
V
Big Dog
Rapid
III+
Wa Hoo!
Rapid
III+
Constriction
Rapid
III
Soul Surfer
Hazard
III+
Powerhouse Hole
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3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir)
San Joaquin
III-IV(V)
7.0 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater