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California · river

East Twin Creek near Arrowhead Springs

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

90

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:58:45 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near East Twin Creek near Arrowhead Springs
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — The Arrowhead - panoramio.jpg by Robert DuHamel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

10 mph

gusting to 12 mph

Air temp

71°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

2.12 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Thursday · 100

  • Tue

    49

  • Wed

    82

  • Thu

    100

    Best

  • Fri

    71

  • Sat

    66

  • Sun

    100

  • Mon

    80

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
8p1214
9p1012
10p77
11p77
12a44
1a55
2a910
3a1012
4a1113
5a1114
6a1215
7a1316

Is this flow normal for November 11?

Today's 2.12 cfs is 77% above the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 1 cfs, across 105 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 10 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-10

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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