Excellent Flow around 3500 cfs

Report

Account Three kayaks and one paddle raft boated Horseshoe Bend on May 17, 2009. The kayakers paddled down Willow Creek to the river. The rafters carried their boat under the aquaduct pipe and out the river. Carrying the raft is awkward in many spots where the trail is narrow and bushes and tree branches intrude. The proposed raft put in trail has not been constructed. The staff gauge on the downstream side of Willow Creek is reading much higher than the online gauge. Staff gauge reported around 5,000 cfs while the online gauge reported closer to 3500 cfs. It was an ideal flow whatever it was.
Time 2009-05-17 18:00:00 GMT
Reporter
Author of report
Paul Martzen
Fresno, CA 93728
Phone: 559-441-1383
River
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Raft put in.

Detail Trip Report  Raft put in.   @San Joaquin 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir), CA(2.44MB .jpeg)

Potential Raft put in.

Detail Trip Report  Potential Raft put in.   @San Joaquin 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir), CA(2.72MB .jpeg)

Study Rapid

Detail Trip Report  Study Rapid   @San Joaquin 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir), CA(926.51KB .jpeg)

Upstream of Study Rapid

Detail Trip Report  Upstream of Study Rapid  @San Joaquin 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir), CA(804.03KB .jpeg)

Two Holes from below

Detail Trip Report  Two Holes from below  @San Joaquin 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir), CA(1.15MB .jpeg)

Four Holes

Detail Trip Report  Four Holes  @San Joaquin 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir), CA(1.01MB .jpeg)

Little Dog and kayak

Detail Trip Report  Little Dog and kayak  @San Joaquin 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir), CA(1.08MB .jpeg)

Little Dog and Big Dog

Detail Trip Report  Little Dog and Big Dog  @San Joaquin 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir), CA(1.24MB .jpeg)

Reddinger dam spilling 3,500 cfs

Detail Trip Report  Reddinger dam spilling 3,500 cfs  @San Joaquin 3. Horseshoe Bend (Redinger Dam to Kerckhoff Reservoir), CA(853.52KB .jpeg)


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