PG&E has announced its final whitewater recreational flow for the year on the North fork of the Feather River. Water flows will be higher through this weekend of September 28-29.
These increased flows bring dangerous conditions for those inexperienced as parts of the river will have Class III, IV, and V rapids.
PG&E will increase flows along the nearly 8-mile stretch of The Rock Creek Reach in the Plumas National Forest, between PG&E’s Rock Creek Dam and the Rock Creek Powerhouse near Storrie.
Flows will reach 900 cfs by 9 am Saturday and gradually reduce from 2 pm into Sunday back to seasonal norms.
The second location to experience the whitewater flows will be at The Poe Reach, another nearly 8-mile stretch of the Feather River in the Plumas National Forest in Butte County, between PG&E’s Poe Dam near Pulga and the Poe Powerhouse just upstream of Lake Oroville.
Flows through this section will be stronger at 14oo cfs starting at 9 am Saturday until 3 pm when they will gradually reduce back to season norms by Sunday.
On Oct. 12 and 13, flows on the Poe Reach will again be increased with the same flows as Sept. 28-29.
The recreational flows on the Poe Reach are conducted in cooperation with the Poe Recreation River Flow Technical Review Group.
The recreational flows on the Rock Creek Reach are conducted in cooperation with the Rock Creek–Cresta Ecological Resource Committee and the U.S. Forest Service and are usually held four weekends a year in June, July, August, and September.
You can visit PG&’s Hydro Safety webpage for water safety tips.
