Holly Creek

On 11/26/04 I went to Holly Creek. The USGS Holly Creek at Chatsworth gage read 400 cfs (falling) and the paddlers take-out gage read 5'. Waaayyy too low to run this section. The 'park-n-huck' stuff 1/4 mile above the put-in was ELF (Extremely Low Flow).

On 2/22/05 the USGS Holly Creek gage (Falling) read 1100 with the Holly Creek paddler's gage at 1 foot. A good level.

On 2/21/05 the creek was flooding: over the road and just under the gage bridge when the USGS Holly gage was only 912 cfs (but rising fast).

Minimum levels for Holly Creek are very dependant on whether the level is rising or falling on the USGS Gage. It sounds like 400 cfs might be a good minimum level if Holly Creek is rising quickly. If Holly is falling 800 might be minimum.

If you run Holly, please check the bridge gage and report your Date, Time and Levels to H2OLevelCheck@boatingbeta.com