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Whitewater River Guide & Maps - California

Flow on Putah Creek at put-in.

River Difficulty vs. Flow Rate.

class *	flow (cfs)
II (IV)	300 - 1600	Class II whitewater and Class IV strainer hazards.

Description - Putah Creek Lower Run.

Easy whitewater with very serious strainer hazards. Good scenery and great wildlife viewing. This brushy little creek is not recommended for boating. (Yolo/Solano County, California, USA)

Driving Directions, Distance, Estimated Time & Road Conditions.

Mapquest provides directions, distance & time from your house to the river.
* From Davis, CA to Winters, CA - driving time 22 minutes.

California Road Conditions (Delays or closures due to weather, construction, etc.)
* California Travel Information - highwayconditions.com.
* Road Conditions - California Dept Transportation.

Distance: 5 miles.

Topographic River Map, Road Map & Local Business Search.

• The map below is interactive - click and drag on the map to adjust the location.
• Point or DoubleClick on the red markers below to see their names.
• Use the tool on the left to zoom and pan.
• Click on Map button for road map, Topo button for topographic map.
• Click on Google logo for road map & local business search (gas, food, camping).
• Full screen topo map and coordinates of additional landmarks - see below.
• Topographic map user instructions.

Topographic River Map.

A=Put-in. B=Takeout.
Full-Screen Topographic Map: Putah Creek Lower Run - Acme Mapper.

River Landmarks - Geographic Coordinates.
Copy/paste the coordinates below into the search box at Google Maps or into the Find box at Acme Mapper.

• N 38.51318 W 122.09849, Put-in, below Monticello Dam. (A)
• N 38.515 W 122.081, CDEC flow gauge. (B)
• _____________________,
• N 38.49364 W 122.02824, Take-out, Pleasant Valley Rd bridge. (C)

Local weather in Winters, California.

Plan your trip Local Radar Detailed Forecast

Online River Guides & River Flow Data for Paddle Boating.

• Putah Creek Directory.
(Display options - alphabetical 100. See section 1.)

River Guidebooks & Webguides.

• Ann Dwyer's Easy Waters of California North, 2000. (pg. 210-211)
• California River Maps - Atlas & Gazetteer by Delorme, 2008.

Whitewater River Trip Reports

• See trip report in comments below.

River Recreation Links - Putah Creek.

• Putah Creek Recreation Directory. (Display options - alphabetical 100. Section 1=whitewater, 2=rafting, 3=conservation, 4=fishing, 5=camping-hiking, 6=local-info)

More about:
• How to use guides to white water river rafting and kayaking - BRT Insights.
• Rivers & creeks nearby: Cache Creek, Bear Creek (Colusa County), Putah Creek, Sacramento River Valley Region.
• California Whitewater River Guides.

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