🌊 Smith, Middle Fork · Class III-IV

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Flow now

No live gauge for this run

Site data as of Nov 5, 2026, 6:04 AM MT.

Status

No gauge
Off season (commercial)

Runnable range: no range on file

No live USGS gauge for this run. American Whitewater →

No 7-day series available for this gauge right now.

Status	No gauge Off season (commercial)
River	Smith, Middle Fork
Section	Knopki Creek Road Bridge to Siskiyou Gorge
Class	III-IV
Nearest town	18N07 Bridge, California
Take-out	41.86938, -123.83136 Hwy 199 Pull-out
Length	7.8 mi · 12.55 km American Whitewater published miles; kilometres are that length converted
Difficulty	IIItoIV
Runnable range	No range on file. We only show a runnable range when a published source sets one for this gauge.
Commercial season	Not published (typical outfitter season) Off season (commercial)
Gauge	No live gauge
Note	Put-in from American Whitewater (aw_access_upstream): 18N07 Bridge Class is the source's published rating, not a live hazard call.
More info	American Whitewater river page

Flows are informational, not a safety call. Gauge readings can be delayed, provisional, or wrong, and a gauge may be miles from the run. Rivers change fast. Check with a local outfitter or the managing agency (BLM, USFS, NPS, dam operator) before you go.

📅 Planning a trip or a season here

Commercial season months are not on file for this run.

Gauges often go quiet off season (ice or seasonal shutdown). This page updates daily, so readings come back on their own once the gauge reports again.

The blue line is the published reach geometry. The second dot is the take-out. Neither is a flow measurement.

Housing around 18N07 Bridge

What seasonal workers usually pay, where to look, and public communities. Estimates are labeled. Nothing here is a listing we verified, and employee housing on a job post is separate from renting on your own.

What to expect to pay

We don't have a sourced rent range for 18N07 Bridge yet. Resort towns usually cost more than the nearest city once the season starts, and a room in a shared house is the usual seasonal setup. Use the searches below, ask in a local group, and don't send a deposit until you have a name, a written lease, and a way to see the place.

No dollar figure here is on purpose. We'd rather leave it blank than invent one.

Places to search

Zillow rentals search — 18N07 Bridge, CA
Search results, not a specific listing.
Apartments.com search — 18N07 Bridge, CA
Search results, not a specific listing.
Facebook Marketplace search — 18N07 Bridge room for rent
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Facebook group search — 18N07 Bridge seasonal housing
Search for groups. We don't link a group unless we've confirmed that exact URL.
CoolWorks search — 18N07 Bridge
Seasonal jobs board. Some posts mention housing; read the employer page.

Communities

r/whitewater
General whitewater subreddit. Guides swap housing tips in season.

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