Droughts = Rarely Seen Sections of Rivers in California by sagedonnelly | Nov 10, 2009 | Photos, rivers, Star, WhitewaterFUN! What happens in California after a few years of drought. The reservoirs get low and sections of rivers normally underwater become runnable again. This weekend we did the Big Bend Run on the North Fork of the Feather River. This section is normally under 35 feet...