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CR14 |
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200, 200, 300, 40 (0.4) |
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Take-Out: |
CR 676 (Long Island) On
Guntersville Lake |
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3.4 to Miller |
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CR14 / AL117 / CR91 / CR676 |
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Delorme Gazeteer: |
P. 21 C7/6, B7 |
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Indicator Gage: |
Town Creek |
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High / rising |
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From
Jordan Sherman: For
hair-boating enthusiasts, Long Creek is worth exploring when Miller, Coon,
Jones and the Bear are at high levels.
As another tributary of Miller, it contains four of the biggest rapids
I’ve seen in the state of Alabama…the last one being a mandatory
portage. Fortunately, the confluence
is below all of the action on Miller (which will be blown-out when this
runs). All of the scouts/portages are
straight-forward, and the paddle out is very easy due to several tributaries
coming in after the Miller confluence. At
the put-in you can hike down and scout the put-in rapid. If it looks a bit low, but manageable, then
the level will be a good medium flow down in the gorge. Past the put-in rapid, you’ll see a tight
slot drop on the right, called, “Your Test Results are Positive”. After that, look for a fun 10’ ledge. We ran it on the left several different
ways and call it “HNIC” (ask Tyler for the disambiguation). There are several smaller streams coming in
that increase the flow through some more boogey water before you’ll find the
Big 3 on Long Creek. Be sure to get
out and scout these as they are stacked on top of each other and come-up
quick (I nearly committed to running it blind). Think a prehistoric version of “Hair of the
Dog” on Jones Creek with severe consequences for being off line. These drops are big, scary and
runnable. No need to explain the lines
on this guide page. Just watch out for
the sieve in the middle of the river before the third drop of the
series. 70 percent of the flow flushes
through a cave before ejecting 15’ below the drop. You’ll say one word: “Wow.” We did! After
some more class III-IV boogey, watch for a big horizon when the river is
about to bend right. The earth is
about to open-up. This is the
mandatory portage. It is an impressive
spectacle of which you’ll want to take pictures. I cannot even begin to describe it. It’s a must see! After the portage, there is a bit more
run-out boogey until you hit Miller Creek.
Now is a good time to utilize the GPS you brought along to find your
car. Jordan
Sherman Sam England Tyler Phillips April
16, 2011 Video was recorded, but it was
lost cargo on Coon Creek not long after this trip.
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