BRT Insights - WW Kayaking & Hiking: Eel River

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Eel River - Outlet Ck to Dos Rios Run

Whitewater River Guide & Maps - California.

Recent Flows on Eel River.

* Eel River At Outlet Creek - chart of real-time estimated flow - Dreamflows.

River Difficulty vs. Flow Rate.

class . . flow (cfs)
III . . . ????

Description - Eel River - Outlet Ck to Dos Rios Run.

This is a wintertime rainy season run. A wide river in a wide canyon. Moderate scenery. Close access to the road makes this a good training run and enables various alternate put-ins and take-outs. When the Eel River flow is high the run can be extended by putting in on Outlet Creek at Hwy 101. The "remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values" of the Eel River are protected within the USA National Wild & Scenic Rivers Program. (Mendocino 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 Dos Rios, CA - driving time 3 hours 24 minutes.

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

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 coordinates.
• Use the tool on the left to zoom and pan.
• Click on the Map button for a 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.

Full-Screen Topographic Map - Eel River - Outlet Creek to Dos Rios Run.
Markers on the topo map show locations of some landmarks listed below (A & B).
Point or DoubleClick on the markers to see their coordinates.

More 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 39.55257 W 123.42513, Outlet Creek at Hwy 101 - alternate put-in.
* N 39.62711 W 123.34471, Outlet Ck - Eel River confluence, put-in (A).
* N 39.71473 W 123.35196, take-out (B).
* N 39.71541 W 123.35282, Dos Rios.