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Dry Creek, AR

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Dickey Junction to Eula

Class IV-V+
4.3 Miles
Avg Gradient 185 fpm
Max Gradient 400 fpm

Gauge Information

Dry Creek
Dickey Junction to Eula IV-V+
low
1.56
10/12 2:30
[detail]

Min Sug. Level:  6 ft Max Sug. Level:  12 ft

River Description

Very steep Ozark creek with big drops, lots of pin potential, undercuts and wood to watch for.  Some drops offer large powerful holes and portages & scouting can be long and difficult. 

 

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 lower gorge carries a lot more water. The upper gorge is fed by a just over a square mile watershed.  The lower gorge is fed by over 4 square miles.
 

Creek offers some very impressive and unique features including 'Landbridge' and the lower Falls.

 

Put-in can be reached via an old road/ATV trail from a primative 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.


StreamTeam Status: unverified
Last Updated: 2008-04-15 10:54:25

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Upper Dry Creek


Upper Dry Creek  Dry Creek AR
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Landbridge entrance


Landbridge entrance  Dry Creek AR
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Landbridge


Landbridge  Dry Creek AR
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Landbridge end


Landbridge end  Dry Creek AR
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Lone Ranger


Lone Ranger  Dry Creek AR
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Lower Falls Entrance


Lower Falls Entrance  Dry Creek AR
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Lower Dry Creek Falls


Lower Dry Creek Falls  Dry Creek AR
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Dry Creek


Dry Creek  Dry Creek AR
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Richland Cr nr Witts Springs [ AR ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
1.56 6.8 10/12 2:30

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Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
AR Barberry Creek— Headwaters to ELFB III-V 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Bear Creek (Big Piney trib)— Headwaters to Big Piney Creek IV-V(V+) 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Big Devil's Fork— Hill Cemetery to Richland Creek III-IV(V) 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Bobtail Creek— (hike in) FS 1219A to Richland Creek III-IV+ 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Boss Hollow— Headwaters to Hurricane Creek III-IV+ 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Dry Creek— Dickey Junction to Eula IV-V+ 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Falling Water Creek— Falling Water Falls to Richland Campground II-III+(IV) 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Falls Branch— Tarlton Flats to NFS Road 1200 near Bass III-V 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Hurricane Creek (Newton & Pope Co.)— Cub Creek to Big Piney II-III+ 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Left Hand Prong— Headwaters to Victor Road II-IV 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Little Buffalo, East Fork— Deer to Murray III-IV(V+) 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Long Branch— Hike in from CR 28 near Wayton to Murray III-V 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Long Devil's Fork— Hike in from CR 32 to Richland Creek III-IV(V) 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Richland Creek— 1) Moore to Richland Creek Campground III-IV+ 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Richland Creek— 2) Richland Creek Campground to NFR 1201 II-III(IV) 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Sandy Springs Hollow— Headwaters to EFLB III-IV+ 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Shop Creek, West Fork— Alum Cove Creek to Parthenon III-IV(V) 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Stepp Creek— Gum Branch to ELFB III-IV+ 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30
AR Sulphur Creek— Southern Fork to Richland Creek III-V(V+) 1.56 ft   low 10/12 2:30

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:3161
USGS Station:07055875
HUC:0
Latitude:35.7969
Longitude:-92.9286
Class:-1

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User Comments
2008-04-22 10:48:10 (173 days ago)
the pool for upper falls can be from 8-12 ft deep depending on level so be cautious if you choose to run it! Edit
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Rapid Summary

Mile Rapid Name Class Features (Legend)
0.4Upper Falls5.0Hazard Waterfall
0.5Upper Gorge5.0Hazard Photo
0.8'Landbridge'5.3Portage Hazard Waterfall
1.6OHTIV+Access
2.0Lone Ranger 5.0Hazard Photo
2.1Highway to Hell5.0Hazard
2.2Lower Dry Creek Falls5.0Hazard Waterfall
2.3Split-RightIV+Hazard

Rapid Descriptions

Upper Falls (Class 5.0, Mile 0.4)

30-foot waterfall into a small pool.

Joe



Upper Gorge (Class 5.0, Mile 0.5)

Dry Creek

Dry Creek
Photo of Bryan Pinnell by Lance Jones taken 2008-04-10

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. 



'Landbridge' (Class 5.3, Mile 0.8)

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

Landbridge entrance 

 

Under the Landbridge

Landbridge

 

Last drops of landbridge (photo from top of the bridge)

Landbridge exit



OHT (Class IV+, Mile 1.6)

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.



Lone Ranger (Class 5.0, Mile 2.0)

Lone Ranger

Lone Ranger
Photo of Chuck Bewley by Lance Jones taken 2008-04-10

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'.



Highway to Hell (Class 5.0, Mile 2.1)

Fast slide into a monster hole



Lower Dry Creek Falls (Class 5.0, Mile 2.2)

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

Entrance

 

The falls

Lower Falls



Split-Right (Class IV+, Mile 2.3)

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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