Water shortage & Swarthout Creek - rafting

[greenfencejumper]

[clint]

Perhaps you should try the other side of the bed when you get up tomorrow.

[tiltronix]

It bothers me to see Swarthout Creek running as fast as the County can send it into the Mojave Desert.  Cucamonga Creek, on the other side of the mountains, is guided through a set of settling basins to enrich the water table before it goes into the San Gabriel/Pomona Valley..

[Edwin]

I saw some pictures of guys white water rafting down Swarthout Creek last week and it looked like a blast. Maybe someone will post pictures.

Swarthout Creek does have a unique history. Trout fishing, christmas tree farm and now a navigable water way!

I can see it now: American River (Middle Fork), American River (North Fork), American River (South Fork), Cal Salmon River, Kaweah River, Stanislaus River, Klamath River (Upper) - Swarthout Creek (Upper Hwy2) and Swarthout Creek (Lower Hwy2)

Putting in settling basins would enhance the experience!

This will be a hot topic at this months Southern California White Water Tour Association and whoever is the concessionaire for photos will make a bundle.

Our club is planning on making it an all day event and will be there soon!

Bring on the Duckies and Haystacks - see you there.

It bothers me to see Swarthout Creek running as fast as the County can send it into the Mojave Desert.  Cucamonga Creek, on the other side of the mountains, is guided through a set of settling basins to enrich the water table before it goes into the San Gabriel/Pomona Valley..

[Melanie]

Count me in!!!

[LasPulgas]

[Wildman]

After reading the posts, I have come to the conclusion that greenfencejumper is a suit.  Pretty arrogant one at that.....my guess is someone that is pretty full of their own self importance.  Someone who obviously has a vested interested in this topic but has a reason why they don't want us to know. 

We've been rafting Swarthout Creek for at least 35 years whenever there has enough run off.  Best year was 1977.  We put canoes into the creek and rode them down to Desert Front Road.  Worst year was 1986.  We basically had to walk the creek carrying the raft. 

We  are organizing a mass rafting next week and will go for the record-100 rafts in a day.  We're inviting the newspapers, Channel 7 and all the other local stations to come up to share the event with everyone.  World's smallest white water rafting!

I think we should be working for a wild river designation for Swarthout Creek.  That way, we could restore the trout and beaver and take out all of the man made things that cross the creek. 

[clint]

Interesting observation Wildman about greenfencejumper being a suit. I was sort of thinking lawyer myself.

[angelwolf326]

Wildman,

What day are you doing that??  that would be fun to do or watch..

Thanks.

[angiepoo]

Yah, Wildman count me in too.  I wonder if we could start our tours.  Like the ones up at Kern river.  Bet we could make a fortune.

[dlux]

So someone was rafting in the creek, greenfence saw it or heard about it, and being a lawyer can't just see the fun in it but has to get his/her pants in a knot.  Is this right?  I don't know about that.  That seems too paranoid to me.   This probably has nothing to do with that.  But I can tell a lawyer from miles away, and this sure sounds like one.

[dlux]

Ok, here's a productive question.  Why do you care, and so why should we care (really, not being sarcastic) about this 1899 designation all of the sudden?  Just be straight.

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[Nolena]

[Proxyon]

That is awesome!!! lol
... but the writing on the side of the boat keeps moving and changing ...
how totally fun!!! thanks for sharing the pics!

[WWMtnGal]

Those crazy boys!  What good pictures!

[Edwin]

It goes with the flow 

That is awesome!!! lol
... but the writing on the side of the boat keeps moving and changing

[Chesslike]

Hiked up Government Canyon to the large waterfall this morning. Here is the begining of Swarthout Creek. The water flow is quite impressive and the noise is deafening. The last picture is from the bottom of the large waterfall looking up.

[Wrightwood]

Looks a little steep for white water rafting in that area.

Very nice pictures BostonBob.

[Chesslike]

Looks a little steep for white water rafting in that area.

Very nice pictures BostonBob.

Thanks WW and I know you are joking about rafting in that area, but I did find a nice fat snowboard with bindings at the bottom of that waterfall that was in good shape. That thing was heavy to carry all the way home and down the steep slopes of the canyon. I didn't find any bodies in the creek so I assume someone lost it on top of Mtn. High.