Gauge Description:
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Graph courtesy of dreamflows.com
Check Dreamflows.com for the Kings River at Rogers Crossing upstream of the North Fork. See also the Army Corp Pine Flat hourly report or CDEC: Kings Near Trimmer, both of which show flow below the North Fork Kings, plus other information.
High flows of over 20,000 cfs occur every few years and create awesome wave trains. However the difficulty and seriousness of this section is much greater at such flows. The class is at least 4+ at high flows. On the low end most rafters quit boating around 1,000 cfs, but kayakers can scrape down quite a bit lower.
Check these graphs of Snowpack information for the Sierra. Realtime raingauge and temperature information is available for Cedar Grove and Big Meadows on the South Fork Kings, for Balch Camp and Fence Meadow, on the North Fork Kings
Gauge Information
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| cdec-KRT | 600 - 30000 cfs | III | 01h57m | 774 cfs (running) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flow below the North Fork Kings |
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| dream-100 | 600 - 30000 cfs | III | 01h57m | ~ 692 cfs (too low) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.
| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Kings [CA] |
Banzai Hole
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n/a | Paul Martzen | |
| 8y37d17h55m | @Kings 2. Garnet Dike Campground to Kirch Flat Campground [CA] |
Kings River: low water run
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1200 cfs | Paul Martzen |
| 8y290d16h58m | @Kings 2. Garnet Dike Campground to Kirch Flat Campground [CA] |
Low water September boating
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640 cfs | Paul Martzen |
| > 10 years | Kings [CA] |
Rafters in Swimmers Eddie
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2150 cfs | n/a |
| > 10 years | Kings [CA] |
Kings River View
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n/a | Paul Martzen |
| > 10 years | Kings [CA] |
WildCat-overview
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n/a | Paul Martzen |
| > 10 years | Kings River [CA] |
Long View
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medium | Paul Martzen |