Dry Creek (Richland), |
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| Usual Difficulty | IV-V+ (may vary with level) |
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| Length | 4.3 Miles |
| Avg. Gradient | 185 fpm |
| Max Gradient | 400 fpm |
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level |
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| Richland Creek near Witts Spring, AR | ||||
| usgs-07055875 | 6.00 - 12.00 ft | IV-V+ | 00h38m | 2.21 ft (rc= -0.6 ) |
Very steep Ozark creek with big drops, lots of pin potential, undercuts and wood to watch for.
Some drops offer large powerful holes. Portages & scouting can be long and difficult.
Run is 4.3 miles with a total drop of 800 feet = 185 fpm average gradient
Upper Gorge is 0.5 miles with total drop of 200+ feet (400+ fpm)
Lower Gorge is 0.6 miles with total drop of 200+ feet (330+ fpm)
Each gorge has a 0.25 mile section topping 500 fpm.
The upper gorge is fed by a just over a square mile watershed.
The lower gorge is fed by over 4 square miles.
Very impressive and unique features including 'Landbridge' and the lower Falls.
Put-in can be reached via an old road/ATV trail from a primitive campsite 0.5 miles NE of Dickey
Junction (intersection of NFR 1205 and 1201).
Take-out is reached by following NFR 1201 (Richland Road) to the North toward Eula. Just after
descending the hill and passing the cascade on the left flowing off the NE side of Stack Rock,
look for the first road to the left. This is located just before the access to the Lower Richland Creek
takeout.
Follow this road around the hill to a NFS gate overlooking some wildlife game fields next to the
creek.
When looking for the takeout from the creek, note when the creek flows into and under a large
bluff on river left. The bluff is about 100-yards long and overhangs the entire creek. Takeout at
the end of the bluff on the right and hike up to the gate.
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.
| Name | Range | Difficulty | Updated | Level | ||||||||
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| Richland Creek near Witts Spring, AR | ||||||||||||
| usgs-07055875 | 6.00 - 12.00 ft | IV-V+ | 00h38m | 2.21 ft (rc= -0.6 ) | ||||||||
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| When | River/Gauge | Subject | Level | Reporter |
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| 1y227d02h06m | Dry Creek [AR] |
Dry Creek
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n/a | Lance Jones |
No guide books for this stream. If you know of a book that describes this stream please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. | Mile | Rapid Name | Class | Features (Legend) |
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| 0.4 | Upper Falls | 5.0 |   |
| 0.5 | Upper Gorge | 5.0 |  |
| 0.8 | 'Landbridge' | 5.3 |  |
| 1.6 | OHT | IV+ |  |
| 2.0 | Lone Ranger | 5.0 | |
| 2.1 | Highway to Hell | 5.0 | |
| 2.2 | Lower Dry Creek Falls | 5.0 | |
| 2.3 | Tonto | | |
| 2.3 | Split-Right | IV+ | |
Steep, tight manky drops follow below the 30-ft waterfall. Pin potential and wood are likely in this section. Keep an eye on the eddies as the lead-in to 'Landbridge' is just around the corner.
Steep multi-tiered drop under a natural bridge formed by a large slab rock spanning the creek. The entrance drop has pin potential, the middle drop corkscrews off the right wall and the bottom drop offers more pin potential and an undercut left wall. This drop is the end of the upper gorge.
The entrance
Under the Landbridge
Last drops of landbridge (photo from top of the bridge)
Ozark Highlands Trail crosses at an old road and signals the start of the lower gorge. Boulder garden drops start to get steeper and more continuous.
Immediately below a 4-ft ledge, a steep muti-tiered boulder drop awaits. Stay away from the smaller left side which lands in sieves. The run-out of the drop leads into the next drop 'Highway to Hell'.
The entrance contains and undercut boulder and sieve, followed by a fast slide through a reactionary wave just above the lip of the 20-ft waterfall. A shelf sticks out 5-6 ft from the base of the drop so make sure you can launch into the deep pool.
Entrance to the falls
The falls
The run-out from the pool below the falls leads to a large boulder in the middle of the creek. The left side offers serious pin potential, the right side does to. Boof the ledge on the right with hard left angle.
The run-out from the pool below the falls leads to a large boulder in the middle of the creek. The left side offers pin potential, the right side a little less so. Boof the ledge on the right with hard left angle.
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