Bear Creek, Georgia, US

Hwy 129 pull off by bridge to Canyon View Rd takeout (Cloudland Canyon)

Usual Difficulty	V (for normal flows)
Length	3 Miles
Avg. Gradient	270 fpm
Max Gradient	475 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
LOOKOUT CREEK NEAR NEW ENGLAND, GA
usgs-03568933	1000 - 5000 cfs	V	00h25m	338 cfs (rc= -0.2 )

River Description

Gauge Description:
The local gauge on the bridge upstream from the put-in - downstream river right side. 9" min, 12"--18" optimim, 20"-2' high but commonly run (watch fishbowl and revelations).
The cfs gauge listing is for Lookout Creek, just downstream of Trenton, Ga. Bear drains into lookout creek. The gauge is less than two miles from the Bear takeout.

Information from local expert, Ron Stewart, Box 1337, Chatanooga, TN 3740
Bear was first run by Ron Stewart and Doug Wellman in the early 90s.

Significant rapids are:

1. Edward Scissorhands - constriction with sharp shelf off right (get up on left)

2. Surreal Pillow - right sneak at med flows, portage best when low - trees block channel

3. Fishbowl - hidden piton center of 1st ledge, big hole below over 20"

4. Snakepit

5. Knockin on heavens door - leads into

6. Stairway to Heaven - faster than you may think. Eddy left and early to scout. Portage by walking IN FLOW down left (slick above waterline). Numerous accidents here - compressed vertabrae, skull fractures, broken ribs, elbows, etc. Big fun, big bounce.

7. Cosmic trigger - watch for new logs, run right

8. Big Bang - Far right boof to shallows - hard to line up launch pad w/o scouting. Far left run at very high flows or portage river left by jumping into pool.

9. Reveleation: 3 drops - big hole and pile-ups at high flows. Set spotter or space out.

10. Momentary Lapse of Reason: big boof! Sketch crack w/ piton at low flows

11. Armageddon: watch for trees in runout, super-technical but by now . . .

Daniel's Creek enters from river left - hike up river left trail1/2 mi for 4-5 additional drops when levels are over 15" and logs permit. 30'er has not been run.

12. Pinball Wizard - Mucho technical drop with changing log configurations. Bottom right slot pretty nasty w/ pin danger at low flows.

13. Gargoyle - scout at low flows

14. Omega - dangerous seive just downstream on left (1/2 river dissappears). Very continuous lead-in for 1/2 mile at high flows. Don't leave your 1st timer buddies and blaze in blind!!! Rapids fine, but the seive warrants consideration.



About a third of the way down the run Daniel Creek will enter on river left.
According to the topo maps from the confluence down the creek becomes Sitton Gulch Creek. Eventually the creek drains into Lookout Creek in Trenton, Ga.