Floyds Fork, |
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| Usual Difficulty | I (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 9.6 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 2 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 2 fpm |
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| FLOYDS FORK NEAR SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY | ||||
| usgs-03298470 | 6.00 - 8.00 ft | I | 01h34m | 3.95 ft (rc= -1.0 ) |
Skill level on this section rated at beginner to intermediate. Expect several portages due to deadfalls, and low trees. More scenic toward early to late spring.
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| usgs-03298470 | 6.00 - 8.00 ft | I | 01h34m | 3.95 ft (rc= -1.0 ) | ||||||||
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| 28d10h03m | @Floyds Fork Hwy.1526 to Hwy.61/Salt River (Shepherdsville) (9.6 miles) |
Surf Wave on Floyds Fork
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at this level was the last mile of the trip, so 500 CFS is a pretty good level for this run. There
was a SURF WAVE there, and I have some great footage of it!!! The end of the video has a bunch of
pics that I took throughout the trip. Parking information is in the description of the video,
enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yjXkS7uY6Y
Wow the Peewee Valley gauge I use for this run even has water temperature now:
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=03297900
110 cfs and did a little dragging. it was a nice run though for the recreational kayakers we are.
Lots of paddeling. Saw raptors, mink, turtles. I would highly suggest this run for anyone just
wanting to relax. Edit
solid flatwater. We only encountered 2 rapids, both tiny, and disappointing. The scenery though was
amazing thanks to the fact that you're in a deep valley with gorge walls on top of the creek's
upper bank for almost the entire trip. I have seen lots of rapids in this section using
http://terraserver-usa.com which uses satellite taken photo's, but I guess at 8 feet they all wash
out. Here is a good floyds fork trip: Putin at Factory Aiken Rd(from 265 go east on Shelbyville rd,
north on Piercy Mill Rd.(next 2 Thortons), turn right on to Aiken, B 4 the bridge turn right on
abandoned road, park left at the very end) Takeout at 60 aka Shelbyville Road.(Exit 19 off of 265
go east) Both the puttin and takeout have absolutely amazing parking places. Aiken road has a side
road right next to the bridge that has been abandoned, park there. Shelbyville road next to the
bridge has a dirt road right next to the creek and you can park there. This run includes a gorge
section that doesn't last very long, but it is really fun at high levels, and I have even had to
crash through a 3 foot standing wave after a slide with a slight gradient. You also go through
Valhalla Golf Course on this trip, and under a cool train trestle. At the beginning of the trip in
the woods there's a fork, and we stay left because the right is always a dead end, but be careful
because right after this part there is a big logjam. It's runnable, and I have fun doing it, it's
about a 1 foot drop over a log, but at low levels you might need to portage it depending on what it
looks like. I recommend running this section anywhere around 1000 CFS. Use the PEWEE VALLEY gauge
located at this URL address: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=03297900