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Rapid CA Class IV

Converse Creek Rapid

Kings - 1. Middle, S. Fork confluence to Garnet Dike Campground (CA)

Monitor this Rapid
Gauge Conditions
Marble Fork Kaweah River above Horse Creek near Lodgepole CA Upstream Primary
Runnable: ? – ? CFS

Approximate - nearest available gauge. Use as general reference only.

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
CDEC Flow Data California
KINGS RIVER DKS Primary
Elevation: 1,320 ft
KINGS RIVER KRT Primary
Elevation: 942 ft
KINGS RIVER KBC
Elevation: 3,779 ft
Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)
Photo
Converse Creek Rapid
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

This is the longest and most interesting rapid in the last 3 miles, though several other drops are also very fun and interesting.    Converse Creek enters on the left just upstream of this rapid.   The rapid itself has a series of ledges and chutes.   

At the headwaters of Converse Creek is Converse Basin and its large grove of Sequoia Gigantea redwoods. This was the second largest grove of giant redwoods till some 6,000 trees were logged between 1892 and 1918, by the Hume Bennet Lumber Company.

Location
Type
Rapid
Difficulty
Class IV
Mile Marker
8.1 mi
Directions
Navigate
View Full Run
1. Middle, S. Fork confluence to Garnet Dike Campground
Kings
V 9.9 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater