Drop Creek,

Upper gravel bar to Copper River

Usual Difficulty	II (may vary with level)
Length	19 Miles
Avg. Gradient	79 fpm
Max Gradient	100 fpm

River Description

Data provided by Jack Hession and Andy Embick, local experts; 4500 Riverton, Anchorage, AK 99516

Embick recommends continuing down the Copper 39 more miles to Chistochina. According to the write-up in his book, Embick got the first descent on this crick on July 25, 1985.