Bear River

It is unkown whether this reach has ever been run.   However, the difficulty of the reach is expected to be about class 4 in the beginning, and increasing to class 5 by the end of the run.

Take out:  Take I-80 east to the Dutch Flat exit. Turn left, cross over I-80, continue straight. This is Sacramento St.  Follow it until it bends to the right and turns into Main St of the little town of Dutch Flat. Half way through town, turn left, by the Post Office, on Diggins Rd. Follow Diggins to the Dutch Flat Afterbay. Cross the dam, park at the gravel boat ramp next to the powerhouse. The river comes in less than a ¼ mile upstream. It’s a short paddle out.

Put in:  The best put in appears to be down a dirt road, behind a green gate, just down stream of the dam.  There is a small flat near a cable car that provides easy to access to the river.

Boating Releases for Labor Day Weekend, 2009 have been postponed untill 2010.

When boating flows are released in 2010, please take advantage of them.  Afterwards fill out the survey information.   To fill out a survey, go to:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB2297AJ8Q9ZL

Other Information Sources: Nevada Irrigation District controls Drum powerhouse and Dutch Flat powerhousel.

NID's Public Relicensing Website FERC license #2266

Scouting Report: Drum After Bay to Dutch Flat After Bay

August 29, 2009

Pete Arpin

In preparation for the Flow Study Release scheduled Sept 5-7, 2009,  Bob Center, Moira McSweeney, Riley (the dog) and I hiked ~ 2 miles of the 4+ mile river bed, down from the put in.

Our goal was to determine if paddling this stretch, at any flow, was a reasonable undertaking.

The flow on our hike wa

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