Launch point
San Joaquin - 4. Patterson Bend (Kerckhoff Reservoir to Kerchoff #1 PH) (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)
Photo
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description
Launch wherever is convenient below the dam. The eddy current in the pool at the base of the dam will be very strong. Class 3 rapids start immediately and extend for 2/10 of a mile. Though moderate these rapids will probably wake you up and give you a good sense of what is below.
640 feet elevation approximately
Location
Other Rapids on This Run (20)
Rapid
Smalley Cove
Portage
N/A
Kerchoff dam
Rapid
II
Island
Rapid
III
Rapid
Rapid
Mike Walker Canyon
Rapid
N/A
No Name
Rapid
III
Grapevine Canyon & Rapid
Rapid
Southwest
Rapid
IV
Rapid
Rapid
No Name
Rapid
V
First Five
Rapid
V
El Limpo
Rapid
IV
#3
Hazard
V
Binocular rapid
Rapid
IV
Below Binoc
Rapid
N/A
Take Out
Rapid
N/A
Kerchoff #1 powerhouse
Rapid
V
Upper Falls
Rapid
V
Lower Falls
Rapid
N/A
Kerchoff #2 Powerhouse
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4. Patterson Bend (Kerckhoff Reservoir to Kerchoff #1 PH)
San Joaquin
III-V
11.6 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
American Whitewater