Big Kimshew Creek

Big Kimshew Creek is a stream in Butte county northern California. It originates in the Lassen National Forest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and flows some 11 miles (18 km) in a generally south-southwesterly direction to join the West Branch Feather River, a tributary of the Feather River, a major northern California river system.

Big Kimshew Creek
Kayakers run Frenchy’s Falls on Big Kimshew Creek during the springtime
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Table Mountain
Mouth
• location	West Branch Feather River
Length	11 mi (18 km)
Basin size	27 sq mi (70 km2)
Discharge
• average	200 cubic feet per second (5.7 m3/s)

The creek is known for its whitewater rapids and waterfalls. Its discharge fluctuates dramatically between spring, when it carries snowmelt, and autumn, ranging from 10 to 1,000 cubic feet per second (0.28 to 28.32 m³/s).

Geography

The creek rises in a meadow 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Table Mountain in the southern extreme of the national forest. It flows south into a gorge, receiving Keyser Creek from the right, and Little Kimshew Creek from the left shortly after. At the Little Kimshew confluence it turns west, then again southwest, through a valley over 1,200 feet (370 m) deep. It is joined by Little Rock Creek just above the confluence with the West Branch Feather River. The creek's mouth is situated about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Stirling City.

External links

• ACME Mapper - Big Kimshew Creek
• American Whitewater: Big Kimshew Creek

39.8796°N 121.5072°W / 39.8796; -121.5072