Big Kimshew Creek
Kayakers run Frenchy’s Falls on Big Kimshew Creek during the springtime
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationTable Mountain
Mouth 
  location
West Branch Feather River
Length11 miles (18 km)
Basin size27 square miles (70 km2)
Discharge 
  average200 cubic feet per second (5.7 m3/s)

Big Kimshew Creek is a stream in northern California in the United States, some 11 miles (18 km) long. It flows generally SSW from its headwaters in the Lassen National Forest of the Sierra Nevada into the West Branch Feather River, a tributary of the Feather River, a major Northern California river system.

The creek is known for its whitewater rapids and waterfalls. Its discharge fluctuates dramatically between spring snowmelt and the 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. The creek's mouth is situated about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Stirling City.


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