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Clear Creek - Clear Creek Springs to Wasioto (1 mile)
Clear Creek, Kentucky, US |
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Clear Creek Springs to Wasioto (1 mile)
| Usual Difficulty | II-IV (for normal flows) |
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| Length | 1 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 120 fpm |
Right Hook
Right Hook
Photo taken 05/06/10 @ low runnable level
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| CUMBERLAND RIVER AT PINE STREET BRIDGE NEAR PINEVILLE 1E | ||||
| hads-PVLK2 | 980.00 - 995.00 ft | II-IV | 01h10m | 978.78 ft (rc= -0.1 ) |
River Description
The run starts on the campus of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College. The put-in is right below a
small bridge on Holly Hill Road. The first stretch runs behind a large dorm building, until the
Clear Creek confluences with the Little Clear Creek. This is the first rapid on the stretch,
Genesis (II). This one is a 100 yard section of small drops and ledges, nothing
over 2 or 3 ft. After Genesis the Creek enters the gorge section, and is surrounded by
rhododendron and Hemlock trees. The class II boogie continues until about 100 yards after the
first rustic bridge.
A horizon line will appear, this is where you would want to get out and scout the rapid and
the bridge after the rapid for wood and a good line. Chutes and Ledges (IV),
is made up of three rapids very closely spaced. The first is a 3-4ft river-wide ledge, this one
can be run in most places, but river-left would be best for lining up the next drop. The second
drop is a channeled chute between the mountain and some boulders. It can be run straight down the
middle. The last drop is similar to the second but wider and less uniform. The chute is best run
slightly right of center to avoid the meat of the hole that is formed. After this rapid is a
short, swift moving flat section leading to the pool above Gilligan's Island.
Gilligan's Island (III+) is formed by a rubble dam that is blocking 90% of the
creek, except for a 10ft passage on river right. This slide-drop flows directly into a jagged
rock perched mid drop. The left of the rock goes to an eddy, but is narrower. The right side goes
with the main flow, but has some metal in it. Shortly after Gilligan's is Right Hook
(IV). This rapid is a long rocky slide that leads into a diagonal hole that flushes into
an undercut boulder. Try to hit the hole as far river-right as possible to avoid getting punched
into the boulder. After Right Hook there is class II boogie until the takeout.
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Clear Creek Springs to Wasioto (1 mile), Clear Creek Kentucky, US (mobile)