Free — you'll pick up right here.
Watch this water
Sign up to watch it — saving subscribes you to gate, closure and report changes.
California
Rancheria Creek
No verdict for this water
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Sierra 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
River facts
- Water
- Flows year-round
- Average flow
- 32 cfs
- Average current
- 1.3 ft/s
- Gradient
- 463.2 ft/mi
- Drainage area
- 26 sq mi
Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.
Here's your day on the water, mapped
Rancheria Creek
AI-suggested draft · review before you go
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this water
Rancheria Creek is an 8.7-mile paddling stretch near Shaver Lake, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 32 cfs and a gradient of about 463.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Add to a trip & share
Keep exploring — more water worth the drive
Photo: Gene Daniels, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)North Fork Kings River
~7 min drive
North Fork Kings River is a 30-mile paddling stretch near Shaver Lake, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 309 cfs and a gradient of about 306.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Camp Four And Half Cabin
~20 min drive
A worthwhile stop near California.
Bass Lake Boat Launch
~1h 9m drive
Bass Lake Boat Launch is a boat launch in California.
Photo: Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Middle Fork Kings River
~24 min drive
Middle Fork Kings River is a 36-mile paddling stretch near Shaver Lake, California. It is intermittent and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 482 cfs and a gradient of about 260.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the National Park Service.
Trimmer Campground
~34 min drive
A worthwhile stop near California.
Photo: Daniel Mayer (mav), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)South Fork Kings River
~32 min drive
South Fork Kings River is a 0.8-mile paddling stretch near Hume, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 496 cfs and a gradient of about 76.0 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the National Park Service.
Island Park
~37 min drive
A worthwhile stop near California.
Photo: Photographersnature, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Bishop Creek
~58 min drive
Bishop Creek is a 9.9-mile paddling stretch near Bishop, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 99 cfs and a gradient of about 288.2 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Photo: Eeekster at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Owens River
~59 min drive
Owens River is a 109-mile paddling stretch near Big Pine, California. It is ephemeral and may run dry in some seasons. USGS models an average flow of about 496 cfs and a gradient of about 28.6 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Photo: Justin.Johnsen (talk · contribs) (Justin at Flickr), CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Big Pine Creek
~1h 1m drive
Big Pine Creek is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Big Pine, California. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 32 cfs and a gradient of about 320.4 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
