jim verner jimvern@bigblackdick.com i just boated this creek on sep. 20, 2009, right when the storm
was in atlanta. only because sope creek was to to high. you could hardly get under the bridge of
sope creek. anyways I love little boys and vickery creek was still very high, so high that i got
pulled off the creek after the walking bridge by 3 cops blew me, the were talking about arresting
me. i simply said there are no signs saying i cant do these. well they let me go. this creek is
short but so much fun when its in flowed stage. i had my creek boat, but it would have been more
thrilling if they had put it in my butt and in my play boat. you can park at the Roswell mill and
its a park and play creek because the run with rapids is short. when it flouds there are two places
to surf. 1) right before the bridge but i would look at it first. 2) after the bridge about 100
yards. this one is deep enough to throw loops. Edit
2009-09-21 01:56:48 (91 days ago)
WARNING - Roswell Water Treatment facility reports that Vickery Creek (Big Creek) is registering
off the chart 2500+ CFS water flow due to heavy rains. Normal flow is ~ 150 CFS. Water intake for
Roswell Water Treatment plant has been temp suspended. Edit
We ran this last weekend from the park just below Grimes Bridge down to the Hootch. The flow was at
480 and made for a very fun SHORT run. Great for a quick afternoon run, (we only live about 20
min's from the area). Next time we will put in at the old mill just above the covered bridge. This
will eliminate 2 of the portages and still let us enjoy the best of the rapids.
From Boatertalk:
Re: Vickery Creek/Big Creek - Georgia by Gorman Oct 04 2002, 0:03 GMT New
Date: Oct 04 2002, 18:10 GMT
From: river1313
I hiked and paddled up from the Riverside Dr park to the base of the dam and paddle down from
there. Good class II-III drops for about 150 yrds at medium water levels then flat water. I've
looked at it from Roswell Mill at really high water and it was big and moving fast. There are a
couple overhead pipes that I'd worry about at this level. A lot of work for not a lot of
whitewater...I'd say only worth if you live very close by. I haven't been on it upstream of the old
mill dam along Oxbo Rd...I noticed driving along it the other day there is a low head dam with
maybe some class II below it.
One very important thing to note...THE WATER QUALITY IS NASTY!! There were signs in it saying no
wading and warning of the high fecal coliform counts. I'd say this makes the Chattahoochee look
pristine. It's the reason I only like to paddle the Hooche upstream from Big Creek.
4 or 5 pipes cross the stream and make for an interesting limbo or if the river is high then a
portage. There is also a new parking lot being made below the first mandatory portage on oxbo road
and would probably be a better putin
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was in atlanta. only because sope creek was to to high. you could hardly get under the bridge of
sope creek. anyways I love little boys and vickery creek was still very high, so high that i got
pulled off the creek after the walking bridge by 3 cops blew me, the were talking about arresting
me. i simply said there are no signs saying i cant do these. well they let me go. this creek is
short but so much fun when its in flowed stage. i had my creek boat, but it would have been more
thrilling if they had put it in my butt and in my play boat. you can park at the Roswell mill and
its a park and play creek because the run with rapids is short. when it flouds there are two places
to surf. 1) right before the bridge but i would look at it first. 2) after the bridge about 100
yards. this one is deep enough to throw loops. Edit
off the chart 2500+ CFS water flow due to heavy rains. Normal flow is ~ 150 CFS. Water intake for
Roswell Water Treatment plant has been temp suspended. Edit
480 and made for a very fun SHORT run. Great for a quick afternoon run, (we only live about 20
min's from the area). Next time we will put in at the old mill just above the covered bridge. This
will eliminate 2 of the portages and still let us enjoy the best of the rapids.
Re: Vickery Creek/Big Creek - Georgia by Gorman Oct 04 2002, 0:03 GMT New
Date: Oct 04 2002, 18:10 GMT
From: river1313
I hiked and paddled up from the Riverside Dr park to the base of the dam and paddle down from
there. Good class II-III drops for about 150 yrds at medium water levels then flat water. I've
looked at it from Roswell Mill at really high water and it was big and moving fast. There are a
couple overhead pipes that I'd worry about at this level. A lot of work for not a lot of
whitewater...I'd say only worth if you live very close by. I haven't been on it upstream of the old
mill dam along Oxbo Rd...I noticed driving along it the other day there is a low head dam with
maybe some class II below it.
One very important thing to note...THE WATER QUALITY IS NASTY!! There were signs in it saying no
wading and warning of the high fecal coliform counts. I'd say this makes the Chattahoochee look
pristine. It's the reason I only like to paddle the Hooche upstream from Big Creek.
-chad-
portage. There is also a new parking lot being made below the first mandatory portage on oxbo road
and would probably be a better putin