Wednesday, June 23, 2010
San Joaquin River Watershed - California USA - Whitewater Paddle Boating Overview.
Rafting, Kayaking, Canoeing & River-tubing Guide - South-West Side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The San Joaquin River watershed drains the south-west slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains into the California Delta and San Francisco Bay.San Joaquin Region Rivers and Creeks listed north to south:
• Calaveras River (A) N 38.09161 W 120.87210• Stanislaus River (B) N 38.27026 W 120.27085
• Tuolumne River (C) N 37.87816 W 120.29467
• Merced River (D) N 37.60464 W 119.96942
• Chowchilla River (E) N 37.26026 W 119.94633
• Fresno River, Coarsegold Creek (F) N 37.34846 W 119.75153
• San Joaquin River (G) N 37.07179 W 119.56101
• Kings River, Big Creek, Helms Creek, Sycamore Creek (H) N 36.87924 W 119.14746
• Kaweah River, St. Johns River (I) N 36.43827 W 118.90623
• Tule River (J) N 36.13011 W 118.81577
• Kern River (K) N 35.75160 W 118.42163
San Joaquin River Regional Map for Paddleboaters.
• Instructions for online interactive topographic river maps & road maps.• Full-Screen River Map - landmarks for San Joaquin watershed rivers & creeks.
• To see the names of landmarks displayed below (A, B, etc.) point on the red markers.
San Joaquin River Region Guidebooks for Paddle Boating.
• Paddling Northern California by Charlie Pike, 2001. (Tuolumne River.)• Ann Dwyer's Easy Waters of California North, 2000. (Stanislaus
River, Tuolumne River, Merced River, San Joaquin River.)
• Best Whitewater in California, Third Edition 1998. (Stanislaus River, Tuolumne River, Merced River, San Joaquin River, Kings River, Kaweah River, Tule River, Kern River.)
• California Whitewater - A Guide to the Rivers, 3rd Edition 1995. (Stanislaus River, Tuolumne River, Merced River, San Joaquin River, Kings River, Kaweah River, Kern River.)
• Western Whitewater From the Rockies to the Pacific, 1994. (Tuolumne River, Merced River, Kings River, Kern River.)
• Paddler's Atlas of U.S. Rivers West, 1993. (Tuolumne River, Kern River.)
• Sierra Whitewater - A Paddler's Guide to the Rivers of California's Sierra Nevada, 1974. (Stanislaus River, Tuolumne River, Merced River, Kings River, Kaweah River, Kern River.)
• Down the Wild Rivers- A Guide to the Streams of California, 1972. (Stanislaus River, Tuolumne River.)
Online Guides for San Joaquin River Region Paddleboating:
• California Rivers Rafting, River-tubing, Canoeing & Kayaking Directory. (Click on "All Tags" then click on a river. Display options - alphabetical 100. See online paddleboating guides & river flow sites in Section 1.)San Joaquin River Region& paddleboating reports NEEDED!!
• Please send your trip reports from boating trips on San Joaquin Region creeks & rivers. Stories, pictures & videos from boating trips will be linked here.Environmental Protection & Outdoor Activities in San Joaquin River Watershed.
• California River Directory - Watershed Conservation & Recreation. Websites for California river canyons. (Click on "All Tags" then click on the desired river. Display options - alphabetical 100. Section 1=kayaking, 2=rafting, 3=environment-conservation, 4=fishing, 5=hiking-camping, 6=local-websites)More Information on California Rivers & Creeks:
• Whitewater River Boating Guides & Maps for Kayaking, River-tubing, Canoeing & Rafting in California. See the river guides for all the other regions in California and Nevada.
• Instructions for river guides - whitewater rafting and kayaking - BRT Insights.
• Securing our legal rights to whitewater paddleboating in California and Nevada.
• Some San Joaquin Region rivers & creeks have been protected in the USA National Wild & Scenic Rivers Program and/or the California State Wild and Scenic Rivers Program.
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