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Hazard CA Class III

Hard Luck Gorge

American Whitewater 34.6652, -118.8245

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Gauge Conditions

Sespe Creek near Wheeler Springs CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: ? – ? CFS

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

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

PIRU CREEK PIR Primary

Elevation: 2,600 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

The creek bends left from south east to north east and enters a spectacular gorge. The rapids in the gorge are generally class 3.

The Piru Creek gauge at the beginning of the gorge presents a serious hazard. The gauge structure is on river left, but a low head dam spans the river. This weir is reported to have very sharp metal edges on the top which could damage a boat. Scout river right.