Flatrock, Indiana, US

Old U.S. Hwy 421 to Conns Creek (6.8 miles) (Flatrock River at St. Paul)

Flatrock surfing

Flatrock surfing
Photo by Denny Wortman taken 05/10/09 @ 550

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
FLATROCK RIVER AT ST. PAUL, IN
usgs-03363500	200 - 1500 cfs	I-II	01h16m	302 cfs (rc= 0.1 )
	Good beginner play level. Gauge (303 sq.mi. drainage) is midway on reach, thus very accurately portrays actual flow.

River Description

The flat shelved rock (for which the river is named) creates hydraulic jumps that are a blast. At the lower discharges it should afford many surfing opportunities. At the larger levels, a thrill but probably not technically challenging.

One report forwarded to AW includes descriptions of being in troughs that "I could not see out of and at least one haystack that I avoided that was probably 7-8 feet tall."

Benjamin Swain provides (2008-04-07):
We put in at the Hidden Paradise campground just outside St Paul, rather than the old 421 bridge. A fun beginner river, some good surfing waves.