Clear Creek - 06. Rigor Mortis (MM 267.2) to Golden


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06. Rigor Mortis (MM 267.2) to Golden (Lower Clear Creek)

Usual Difficulty IV (may vary with level)
Length 5.5 Miles
Avg. Gradient 85 fpm

Goal Posts


Goal Posts
Photo of Craig Irwin by Kati Irwin taken 5-28-2006 @ 620

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CLEAR CREEK AT GOLDEN, CO.
usgs-06719505 500 - 1000 cfs IV 00h47m 56 cfs (rc= -0.9 )


River Description

This is the most popular run on Clear Creek, but keep in mind that the riverbed is all blasted rock and is very unkind to upside down or swimming boaters.

To get there: The put-in is below Rigor Mortis on Hwy 6 at mile 267.2. To get to the takeout take the Washington Street exit on Hwy 6, head south and then turn right on 10th street. The Play Park is near a large parking lot on the left after passing the baseball fields.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-02-16 19:49:09

Editors

Stream Team Editor
Craig Irwin
504 Belmont Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Phone: 303-250-5624


Goal Posts

Detail Trip Report Edit  Goal Posts  Clear Creek, CO(311.31KB .jpeg)

Screaming 1/4 mile rapid

Detail Trip Report Edit  Screaming 1/4 mile rapid  Clear Creek, CO(200.10KB .jpeg)

Elbow Falls

Detail Trip Report Edit  Elbow Falls  Clear Creek, CO(506.76KB .jpeg)

Golden Play Park

Detail Trip Report Edit  Golden Play Park  Clear Creek, CO(143.03KB .jpeg)

41145.jpeg

Detail Trip Report Edit  41145.jpeg  Clear Creek, CO(670.06KB .jpeg)

(RM) Lower Clear Creek from Put-In

Detail Trip Report Edit  (RM) Lower Clear Creek from Put-In  Clear Creek, CO(150.80KB .jpeg)

(RM) Kirk somewhere on Clear Creek 2

Detail Trip Report Edit  (RM) Kirk somewhere on Clear Creek 2  Clear Creek, CO(105.78KB .jpeg)

(RM) Kirk somewhere on Clear Creek

Detail Trip Report Edit  (RM) Kirk somewhere on Clear Creek  Clear Creek, CO(109.41KB .jpeg)

(RM) Kirk at Elbow Falls

Detail Trip Report Edit  (RM) Kirk at Elbow Falls  Clear Creek, CO(113.96KB .jpeg)

(RM) Golden Park-N-Play Hole

Detail Trip Report Edit  (RM) Golden Park-N-Play Hole  Clear Creek, CO(84.90KB .jpeg)

(RM) Play Hole and Table Mountain

Detail Trip Report Edit  (RM) Play Hole and Table Mountain  Clear Creek, CO(120.44KB .jpeg)

(RM) Park-N-Play Hole & Slalom Gages in Golden

Detail Trip Report Edit  (RM) Park-N-Play Hole & Slalom Gages in Golden  Clear Creek, CO(91.38KB .jpeg)

(RM) Body Boarding Golden

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the put-in...

Detail Trip Report Edit  the put-in...  Clear Creek, CO(215.35KB .jpeg)

mid-flow...

Detail Trip Report Edit  mid-flow...  Clear Creek, CO(211.86KB .jpeg)

More Boogie (SH)

Detail Trip Report Edit  More Boogie (SH)  Clear Creek, CO(72.04KB .jpeg)

Boogie (SH)

Detail Trip Report Edit  Boogie (SH)  Clear Creek, CO(104.14KB .jpeg)

Picture Perfect Side Surf

Detail Trip Report Edit  Picture Perfect Side Surf  Clear Creek, CO(3.24MB .jpeg)

Golden Cartwheel

Detail Trip Report Edit  Golden Cartwheel  Clear Creek, CO(3.27MB .jpeg)

Brett Mayer-Aschhoff, Elbow Falls

Detail Trip Report Edit  Brett Mayer-Aschhoff, Elbow Falls  Clear Creek, CO(948.74KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
CLEAR CREEK AT GOLDEN, CO.
usgs-06719505 500 - 1000 cfs IV 00h47m 56 cfs (rc= -0.9 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
500 -1000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable IV

Report - Reports of Clear Creek 06. Rigor Mortis (MM 267.2) to Golden and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Clear Creek [CO] (RM) Lower Clear Creek from Put-In 520 Robert Maxwell
Clear Creek [CO] 41145.jpeg n/a will reeves
2y204d02h30m Clear Creek [CO] Picture Perfect Side Surf 460 cfs Robert Ellstrom
3y162d02h30m Clear Creek [CO] Brett Mayer-Aschhoff, Elbow Falls n/a Brett Mayer-Aschhoff
3y180d02h30m Clear Creek [CO] Goal Posts 620 Craig Irwin
4y162d02h30m Clear Creek [CO] More Boogie (SH) n/a Stephen Hales
4y166d02h30m Clear Creek [CO] mid-flow... ??? Brian Mattingly
6y133d02h30m Clear Creek [CO] Golden Play Park 1000 cfs Jamie Elsasser

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User Comments
2003-09-17 18:14:29 (2258 days ago)
Christof StorkDetails

For the entire run, take all islands to the right.

A nice class II run is from Tunnel 1 down.
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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
0.0Rigor Mortis5.3Putin Photo
1.5Elbow FallsIVPlayspot Photo
4.0Screamin' 1/4 Mile RapidIVPlayspot Photo
5.0Diversion Dam5.0Access Portage Hazard
6.0Clear Creek Whitewater ParkIIITakeout Playspot Photo

Rapid Descriptions

Rigor Mortis (Class 5.3)

the put-in...

the put-in...
Photo by Brian Mattingly taken 6/11/2005 @ ???

Rigor Mortis lies above the bridge at MileMarker 267.2. Use the pullout downstream from the bridge and put in here.

Elbow Falls (Class IV, Mile 1.5)

Elbow Falls

Elbow Falls
Photo of Hobson and Irwin by Craig Irwin taken 5-28-2006 @ 620

Elbow Falls: fast lead-in water to two holes that makeup the rapid. Choose between getting friendly with the rock wall on the right or the large hydraulic on the left. Good cartwheel hole at the bottom.

Screamin' 1/4 Mile Rapid (Class IV, Mile 4.0)

Screaming 1/4 mile rapid

Screaming 1/4 mile rapid
Photo of Craig Irwin and Jarrod Hobson by Kati Irwin taken 5-28-2006 @ 620

The creek will bend hard from river right to left and create a nice eddy for view downstream into the rapid. Screaming 1/4 mile rapid begins with two lateral holes, followed by the two rocks forming "Goal Posts". Follow the main flow and hang on for the ride!

Diversion Dam (Class 5.0, Mile 5.0)
Sharp rocks in a nasty man-made drop. Unfortunately the portage is a pain in the butt. You can take out just upstream, but the best surf waves and the play park are just downstream...

Clear Creek Whitewater Park (Class III, Mile 6.0)

Golden Play Park

Golden Play Park
Photo of Wash St. Hole by B. Faike taken Summer 2003 @ 1000 cfs

A good man-made play park. As you leave the canyon be heads up for wood when the creek splits around an island (after tunnel one), make sure to take the right channel or you will enter a diversion and end up in a Coors can. When the smell of barley and hops permeates your sinuses, you know you are in Golden.



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