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Castor - (Castor Shut-Ins) Amidon Conservation Area from CR 253 to CR 208 (1.4 miles)
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(Castor Shut-Ins) Amidon Conservation Area from CR 253 to CR 208 (1.4 miles)
Last Drop, medium low level
Last Drop, medium low level
Photo of Shredder on last drop of Castor River by Dan Cytron @ 1.8 (guess)
Gauge Information
| Name | Range | Updated | Level |
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| Little St. Francis River at Fredericktown, MO | 5.00 - 9.00 ft | 01h08m | 3.44 ft (rc= -0.4 ) |
| Level shown is for a nearby USGS gauge but is a decent wet-weather indicator for runnability of this creek. | |||
River Description
This is a short run in a scenic mini-gorge (shut-in) for those who want multiple creek runs in
one day. The four main drops can be scouted from a trail that parallels the river. The drops are
named Crack in the Rock, C-Turn, Throat, and Rooster Tail.
At meaty levels, be on the lookout for hard-to-see logs in inconvenient places.
The Castor River Shut-Ins has been a local teenage hangout known as Pink Rocks
for generations. Fortunately, state ownership and oversight have cleaned up the trashy appearance
of this naturally beautiful area.
A
Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to the Ozarks (formerly Ozark
Whitewater) by Tom Kennon (3rd edition, Menasha Ridge Press) has a good description
of the run. MoCreekin' has some good info
about this and other creek runs in Missouri.
History:
The Castor River Shut-Ins was first paddled in 1978 by Karl Koenig, Jo Ann Weber-Koenig, Herm
Smith, John Ruprecht, and others. The Castor was the first "creek" run to be discovered in
Missouri and followed 10-15 years of whitewater paddling on the nearby St. Francis River.
Editors
NWRI - Castor (Castor Shut-Ins) Amidon Conservation Area from CR 253 to CR 208 (1.4 miles) (mobile)