Printer Friendly North Fork of the Kern (Forks of the Kern)

North Fork of the Kern (Forks of the Kern)


Stretch: Little Kern to Johnsondale Bridge
Difficulty: Class IV-V (class IV at 500, class V at 3,000)
Distance: 14.5 miles
Flows: 450-5,000+ cfs Current Dreamflows gauge
Gradient: 65 fpm (steeper sections to 75 fpm)
Put-in: Little Kern Confluence with North Fork of the Kern
Take-out: Johnsondale Bridge
Shuttle: 30 miles, 1.5 hours 1 way, +2 miles hiking
Season: Spring and Summer from snow melt

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