Cedar, |
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| Usual Difficulty | III (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 0.1 Miles |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA | ||||
| usgs-05464500 | 8000 - 35000 cfs | III | 00h37m | 9020 cfs (rc= 0.2 ) |
Joe Holt provides (2008-05-07): Here is the latest information on the levels for Park-and-Play at Palisades.
| Flow (cfs) | Location | Description |
| 8,000-10,000 | Channel side |
This is the flow for the wave on the channel side. It is tough to catch and requires a fast boat to surf. It is a hoot when you can get it! |
| 10,500-14,000 | State Park side |
The hole is great for surfing and flat spins, but is too shallow for anything vertical. It is very retentive and it no place to be upside down. |
| 24,000-30,000 | State Park side |
The hole is deep, fast and powerful! Vertical moves are possible if you have the balls to try them. The hole is plenty retentive and seems to pull you out to its meaty center if you don’t watch it. |
| 32,000-35,000 | State Park side |
The feature turns into a wave. It is easy to attain and great for most tricks. It is not sticky at this level and is low consequence fun if you have a roll! |
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| Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, IA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| usgs-05464500 | 8000 - 35000 cfs | III | 00h37m | 9020 cfs (rc= 0.2 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| Cedar River [IA] |
State Park Hole
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~12000 | Joe Holt | |
| Cedar River [IA] |
Palisades-Kepler
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~7500 cfs | Steve Weliver | |
| 5y226d13h37m | Cedar Riverq [IA] |
Wave#2 from Rive Right
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~7400 cfs | Gary Heil |
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User Comments
non-profit group focused on the long-term sustainability of the Cedar River and its tributaries.
Headquartered in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the group arose from the Cedar River Festival, the longest
active river clean-up in Iowa.
large wave-hole that is shown in the photos. A wave does still form in the south breach of the dam
at the flows listed above, however, it does not get steep enough to surf a boat shorter than 8ft
and even then it's a slow ride. No more fast carves and no more 360s. Also, the eddy that used to
pull you back up to the dam from at least 200 yards downstream on the river left side of the south
breach now only extends ~30 yards below the dam.