San Joaquin

4. Patterson Bend (Kerckhoff Reservoir to Kerchoff #1 PH)

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October 8, 2006

Trip Report

ReporterPaul Martzen

This small drop is about a half mile before the Kerchoff #1 powerhouse. Flow was only 45 cfs but we managed to scrape and scratch our way through most drops. Any lower would have required much more effort. Patterson had been spilling early in the morning, so we thought the flow would be higher than it was.