Kayaking links, Rafting and Weather Links

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	Kern River Flow Information
Upper and Lower Kern Flow from the COE: Current - 5 Day Plot - 10 Day Plot - Month - WY '08 COE Water Year Data: WY '08 - WY '07 - WY '06 - WY '05 - WY '04 - WY '03 - WY '02 - WY '01 - WY '00 - WY '99 - WY '98- WY '97 - WY '96 Lake Isabella Inflow and Outflow from CDEC: Hourly Data - Daily Data. Please note that hourly inflow data fluctuates widely and must be averaged over a period of time to make sense. At low flows it's not of much use. Dreamflows: 4-day - 30-day - 3 years Corps of Engineers Lake Isabella Dam Info Isabella Dam Scheduled Releases Daily COE Report - Includes Kern, Kaweah, Kings, several other California creeks and rivers. Usually complete by 12:00 Noon. The report lists the average Isabella Inflow and Outflow for the previous day and the Flow at Kernville at 7:00 A.M. for the selected day: MON -TUE - WED - THU- FRI - SAT - SUN Be sure to scroll down the report to the second Kern entry and to check the date at the top of the report! Roberta's Kern River Web Cam Daily Weather, Lake Isabella Inflow and Outflow, Flow at Kernville, Lake Elevation USGS Gage #11189500-- SF Kern R nr Onyx JavaScript Riverside Park Gauge Rating Table AHPS Flow Forecasts - Kern 5-day Mean Flow

	California Flow Information
Realtime Dreamflows Recreational River Flows Jef Poskanzer's Simplified Interface to the CDEC USGS Current Streamflow Conditions in California California Data Exchange Center US Army Corp of Engineers, Sacramento District, WCDS Full Natural Flows for Current Month (Usually 2-3 days behind.) The Kaweah River Page South Fork American River Conditions

	Western States Flow Information
Pat Welch's Water Level Information DreamFlows Nevada Current Streamflow Conditions Oregon River Stages Seattle District COE - Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch (Washington) Idaho River Flows (Idaho State Univ.) Idaho River Flow Information Missoula's Whitewater Central (Montana) Boise & Payette River Basins Storage & Flows USGS Real-Time Hydrologic Data Water Supply Outlook for the Western United States

	Sierra Snowpack & Runoff
Kern River Basin Snowpack Snow Conditions February Snow Courses March Snow Courses April Snow Courses May Snow Courses Daily Snow Sensor Report Daily Regional Snowpack Summary NOHRSC Sierra Snow Analysis Bulletin 120 - Runoff Forecast - Weekly Update Short Term Snowmelt Forecast (Adobe Acrobat PDF) - Produced by the N.W.S. California-Nevada River Forecast Center and the California Department of Water Resources. Observed and Forecast Precipitation by River Basin Southern California Snow & Forecast CNRFC: Graphical QPF - 24 hr. Basin QPF - Point QPF - 6-Day Basin QPF - HPC Discussion

	Southern Sierra Weather
Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) RIVERKERN - Elevation: 3010 ft JOHNSONDALE - Elevation: 4696 ft DEMOCRAT - Elevation 2356 ft. NWS Central California Zone Forecasts NWS Central California Interior Forecast Technical Discussion Doppler Radar Composite Image - Daily Precipitation Estimate - Cell Movement and Height West Coast Infrared Satellite Picture - NOAA - NRL Kernville: NWS - CNN - Washington Post Bakersfield Five-Day Forecast Sierra Web Cam Links (Many Southern Sierra) NWS Hanford: Remote Sites in Central California Real Time Sensors in: Tulare County - Kern County - L.A. County (CDEC)

Kern County News

NOTE: For news and additional Kern River info also see the River Notes on our NEWS page, and the Additional Sources of Information section of THE RIVER page, which includes many addtional Kern River related links.

Climate, El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and La Niña

NOTE: An extensive listing of weather links can be found at Southern California Weathernotes.

Organizations

Southern California Paddling Clubs and Organizations

National and Other Organizations

	Slalom Info
U.S. Canoe and Kayak International Canoe Federation Precision - The Newspaper of British Canoe Slalom League of Northwest Whitewater Racers Sierra Cup US Olympic Team News & Features

	Water Resource Information & Research
EPA's Surf Your Watershed NWS Office of Hydrologic Development Stream Notes (USDA Stream Systems Technology Center) USGS Water Resources of California U.S. DOE Hydropower Program USGS Water Resources of the United States Wild and Scenic Rivers

	Boat Manufacturers
Dagger Galasport Hyside Inflatable Kayaks, Rafts and Catarafts Jackson Kayaks Liquidlogic Millbrook Boats Necky Kayaks Perception Pyranha RIOT Kayaks Wave Sport Wilderness Systems Wildwasser

	Magazines
Canoe & Kayak Magazine Kayak Magazine Kayak Session Paddler Magazine Rapid Magazine WaveLength Paddling Magazine

	Gear Manufacturers
AT Paddles Aquabound Paddles Bomber Gear Cascade Designs Chaco Chota Outdoor Gear Extrasport Immersion Research Kokatat Life is Good Lightning Paddles Lotus Designs Mitchell Paddles Mountain Surf Mysterioso Patagonia Rock Hedz Salamander Paddle Gear Seals Sprayskirts Shred Ready Snapdragon Sprayskirts Stohlquist Teva Werner Paddles

	Paddlesports Web Sites
boof.com - California kayaking adventures, and more. California Creekin' - A Whitewater Guide for Inflatable Kayaking California Floaters Society The Mackinaw Canoe Club Michal Martikan Ottawa White Water Paddler PLAYAK.COM - Kayak playspots around the world P T O N E Somewhere Out There South Fork American River Southern California Creeking Washington Kayak Club Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club

	Kernville Brew Pubs
Kern River Brewing Company