Graves Creek - 1st bridge upstream to Locust Fork


Graves Creek, Alabama, US

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1st bridge upstream to Locust Fork

Usual Difficulty III (for normal flows)
Length 1.5 Miles

Graves Falls!


Graves Falls!
Photo of Derek Williams

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
LOCUST FORK NEAR CLEVELAND, AL.
usgs-02455000 5.00 - 10.00 ft III 00h42m 3.3 ft (rc= -0.3 )


River Description

See also www.alabamawhitewater.com.

Derek Williams says:
The first drop is commonly run about ten feet off the right bank. The slide is fairly straight-forward -- just stay off the right wall/undercut. After that, it is class 2 all the way to the upper Locust.
Here is a shot of the falls at a lower than optimal level:
http://www.mindspring.com/~derek/images/graves.jpg.
There are rocks on both sides of the landing; I have seen broken boats and teeth there. Also, there is some barbed wire strung across the creek below. Don't let it sneak up on you, as there are few eddies between the slide and the L.F.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2002-01-17 09:50:05

Graves Falls!

Detail Trip Report  Graves Falls!  Graves Creek, AL(0.00B .jpg)

the Graves Creek super slide

Detail Trip Report  the Graves Creek super slide  Graves Creek, AL(400.78KB .jpeg)

Boyd Huckin' Graves Creek Falls

Detail Trip Report  Boyd Huckin' Graves Creek Falls  Graves Creek, AL(191.45KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Derek Williams contributes:
There is a gauge on the bridge above the Falls; it used to be on USGS but has been off the page for a while now. It should be > 5' on the gauge.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
LOCUST FORK NEAR CLEVELAND, AL.
usgs-02455000 5.00 - 10.00 ft III 00h42m 3.3 ft (rc= -0.3 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
5.00 -10.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable III

Report - Reports of Graves Creek 1st bridge upstream to Locust Fork and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Graves Creek [AL] the Graves Creek super slide moderate/low Boyd Ruppelt
Graves Creek [AL] Graves Falls! n/a Matt Muir

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 1st bridge upstream to Locust Fork, Graves Creek Alabama, US (mobile)