Bird Creek, |
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| Usual Difficulty | V+ (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 3.5 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 128 fpm |
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travel. I saw this description about a rapid that is like soc-em-dog on the chattooga. I live in
Georgia, and i've never heard of it being called a class VI rapid. All the rapid is is a simple
boof. I would consider it a class IV. This is just interesting to me, because i thought the
international scale was congruent. Granted i did paddle with some "class V" midwest paddlers on an
easy class IV and they continuously got beat down.
waterfall, scout as you go. Inner sanctum is super fun. Check out video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5LuvLA4W08 at 2:31 Edit
this creek. We debated the Class V+ rating, but we also walked what we considered Class VI rapids.
We didn't suffer too much carnage, so it felt more Class IV. It gets fairly continuous, so the
Class V is not off the mark. The main thing to keep in mind about this river is if you can't see
it, you NEED to scout it. We portaged a simple rapid due to strainers. I scraped into an eddy
river- right, just before what we catagorized as a Class VI drop (do-able, but narley) reminiscent
of Sock-em-dog on the Chattooga, also considered a Class VI. We ended up walking this one. I think
it would be wise to hike in to see the 15+ foot waterfall before running this creek. KNOW THE EDDY!
It's river- left after the Class V/VI continuous run through narrow, steep-walled banks. There is
NO SECOND CHANCE once you enter the tight canyon. There is a Class IV (technically, but Class VI
consequences)grinder in the middle of this canyon. Then there is the 15 foot(maybe bigger)
waterfall that just so happens to have a log going across the drop. The best pieces of advice I can
give towards this creek is, if the creek takes a sharp right hand turn, EDDY OUT! The first eddy
will be on the right and the second (must not miss this one) is on the left. Scout often for
strainers.