Pacific Gas and Electric Co. urges the public to take extra safety precautions as water flows will be higher for whitewater recreation through the weekend of Aug. 22 and 23 on a stretch of the North Fork Feather River. During the higher flows these parts of the river contain Class III, IV and V rapids, which are only appropriate for skilled paddlers, and not appropriate for tubing. The higher flows will occur in the Rock Creek Reach, an 8.3-mile portion of the North Fork Feather River in the Plumas National Forest, between PG&E’s Rock Creek Dam and the Rock Creek Powerhouse near Storrie. By 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, flows in the Rock Creek Reach will be increased to a minimum 1,100 cubic feet per second until 3 p.m.