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Rapid CA

Highway 128 Bridge

American Whitewater 38.5134, -122.0953

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Gauge Conditions

PUTAH Creek Near WINTERS CA Upstream Primary

Runnable: 300.0 – 1,600.0 CFS

Data from American Whitewater & USGS

CDEC Flow Data California

PUTAH CREEK BER Primary Dam Release

Elevation: 456 ft

PUTAH CREEK PUT Primary

Elevation: 161 ft

PUTAH CREEK PRF Primary

Elevation: 100 ft

Data from California Data Exchange Center (CDEC)

Description

Swiftwater starts just upstream of the bridge. Below the bridge the creek bends right through a line of trees. Pick an opening between the trees. Then the creek bends left and narrows into a whitewater chute.