| Author: | Kevin Blackwood's Dad | River: | Pennington Creek, OK | |
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| Subject: | Rapid: | Pennington Falls | ||
| Date: | 2007-07-15 | Level: | 250 cfs | |
| Size: | 121.47KB | Format: | jpeg | |
| AW Photo ID: | 39969 | AW Reach ID: |
| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| OK | Pennington Creek— Hwy 7 to Tishomingo (9 miles) | II-III(V) | 18 cfs | low | 9/4 22:30 |
User Comments |
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2008-03-01 12:55:40 (187 days ago)
As gnarly as this looks, this isnt even the main part of pennington falls, this is just where the water was so high it was flowing over the bank and off the side. If you were to look at the main drop from head on, you would see a 5-6 foot waterfall at the top, then some big rapids slopping downward steeply, then the last drop there is a huge rock about 6-7 feet tall dividing the 2 drops. The one on the right is what i was aiming for when wiped out. My Dad yelled at me to "go around", i thought he could see something i couldnt like a nice pool and said "go down." It was hard to hear over the roar of the falls so i went down. Bad idea without scouting. The pool below isnt very deep and its a big drop down. But after the biggest drop the rapids continue for another 50 feet, then it calms slightly for only a moment, then down another drop, then calms slightly just before everything narrows again between 2 rocks down a slide with a big wave at the bottom that breaks at an angle that flips kayaks really easy. We flipped at this set and because of the velocity of the water and the never ending rapids, we were drug upside down for a distance hitting every rock on the way down. I bailed from my kayak and going down feet first began wacking my tail bone on every other rock. This lasted for about 500 feet or so before i was able to recover. At the right flow, Pennington Creek will work you to the bone. This is a really fun creek despite the ass kicking it does. Edit
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