Daisy Creek,

01. 40' Waterfall to confluence with Slate River

Usual Difficulty	V (may vary with level)
Length	1 Miles
Avg. Gradient	290 fpm
Max Gradient	290 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
SLATE RIVER NEAR CRESTED BUTTE, CO
usgs-09111500	400 - 2000 cfs	V		cfs

River Description

Easier that OBJ, but steeper than the Slate or East rivers, Daisy Creek is fun as hell!

Ed Hanson's Web Gallery has some great shots of Big Wood Falls and Rip Your Head Off.

To get there: Take a left and cross the Slate before reaching Pittsburgh. This crossing is much shallower than at the OBJ; I've seen a Subaru AWD and an Audi Quattro make it across, but the same risks apply. Make sure it isn't deep enough to suck water into your engine. There is some private property near the creek so please respect no trespassing signs. About a mile up the road you may notice a faint trail leading to the left, or a rock ledge that continues level. Take this to get to the put-in. Hike down to the base of the 40' waterfall, the drop just below it is clogged with wood so you may want to put in below it too. Take out before the confluence with the Slate if you don't plan on running it also.

The Quadruple Crown: Because of the short length and proximity of the Crested Butte creeks all 4 of them can be run in the same day. The East River is the best to start out with; it has the largest flow and the least gradient of the four. Next in line is Daisy Creek. Just continue downstream after Daisy to the confluence with the Slate River; there will be about 1/2 mile of slack water until the first rapid. The takeout for the Slate River is the same as Oh Be Joyful Creek so just walk or drive up to the OBJ put-in from there.