Each year, the Upper American River Project (UARP) creates a mix of scheduled and opportunistic whitewater opportunities on South Fork Silver Creek below Ice House Reservoir —one of California’s most unique, dam-controlled Class IV runs. For boaters willing to track conditions and stay flexible, the combination of planned releases and snowmelt-driven pulse flows can significantly expand the season. The put-in is located at a rapid known as Pea Shooter where flows shoot out of a Howell-Bunger Valve at the base of Ice House Dam.
