Six Rivers Rafting
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Rock Creek
Somes Bar, California
California
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What we do know
Inside Six Rivers National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
7.9 mi run
Flows year-round
162 cfs avg flow
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 162 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 214.7 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 33 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
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Rock Creek
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Rock Creek is a 7.9-mile paddling stretch near Somes Bar, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 162 cfs and a gradient of about 214.7 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Facts about this water
Where it is
- Ukonom Ranger District · Ranger district
- Six Rivers National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Ukonom Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Ishi Pishi River Area Use Restriction
caution · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Dillon Creek CampgroundCamping4.5 mi
- DillonCamping4.6 mi
- Dillon CreekHiking4.7 mi
- Bald ButteHiking4.9 mi
- Bull Pine MineHiking5 mi
- East Fork Blue CreekCanoeing7.6 mi
- Ukonom CreekCanoeing8.7 mi
- North Fork Dillon CreekCanoeing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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~15 min drive
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~17 min drive
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Nickowitz Creek
~18 min drive
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