Breens (PnP)Class III
0.1 Miles
Avg Gradient 6 fpm
Max Gradient 6 fpm
Gauge Information
Des Moines
Breens (PnP) III
River DescriptionThe feature is formed by a 90 ft long ledge on river left with an eddy on the left. It has a slight "smile" with the river right half angling slightly downstream. The left half is more perpendicular to the current. At 4000 cfs we were able to ferry over to mid feature and drop into the hole from the downstream side. At this level the hole is about 2' deep measured from the top of the foam pile and 4' from the top of the ledge with a wide trough.From the center to surfer's right, the hole is moderately sticky. A static side surf here will take some effort to get out. One can easily ender out or exit upside down. It's a fast, bouncy ride but too shallow for cartwheels or loops. With higher water these moves may become possible. To Get There: Head north on Hwy.169 from Hwy.20 to Co. D-14 north of Ft Dodge. Head east on D-14 and turn left on the dirt road just before crossing the Des Moines R. In a couple blocks there'll be a pull-out in the trees next to the river. Paddle upstream a couple hundred yards. StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2004-07-04 09:21:01
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Des Moines R at Fort Dodge,IA [ IA ] |
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| Level Legend: | Running | Below Minimum Recommended Flow | Above Maximum Recommended Flow | Unknown |
| State | River Name/Section | Class | Level | Rel. Level | Updated | |
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| IA | Des Moines— Breens (PnP) | III | 4,320 cfs | med | 7/4 17:00 | |
| IA | Lizard Creek, S.Br.— D22 to mouth (8 miles) | I-II | 5.35 ft* | 7/4 17:00 |
| AW Gauge ID: | 2352 |
| USGS Station: | 05480500 |
| HUC: | 07100004 |
| Latitude: | 42.5061 |
| Longitude: | -94.2011 |
| Class: | 4 |
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2004-09-15 15:10:06 (1388 days ago)
Matthew Staker
This is a great little stretch for several reasons, due to the rocky river bottom, the water is unusually clean for Iowa and it is fairly swift... that couple hundred yard paddle can take a while fighting the current. It is also an excellent location for getting newbies into moving water to practive ferrying and catching eddies... many opportunities are provided here. A great precursor to something that requires some minor technical skills... This is deffinately a spot that I would take would-be newcommers to practice a bit.
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